Physical Therapy for Intervertebral Disk Disease - 9783131997616

Physical Therapy for Intervertebral Disk DiseaseA Practical Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment\nAuthor(s): Doris Brtz, Michael Weller\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Thieme Publishing Group, Germany\nImprint: Thieme Publishing Group\nISBN-13: 9783131997616, 978-3131997616\nSynopsis\nPatients with pain emanating from their spines represent some of the most frequent and challenging cases for physical therapists. Here is a comprehensive and practical introduction to the management of back pain and restricted spinal function caused by intervertebral disk damage. The authors provide evidence-based, clinically oriented strategies for the diagnosis and therapeutic treatment of disk injury in the lumbar, thoracic, and cervical spinal regions. The text gives an overview of research studies on the effects of physical therapy on back pain, step-by-step guidance on examination and conservative and postoperative physical therapy procedures, and detailed discussion of rehabilitation and prevention of.