Low Back and Neck Pain: Comprehensive Diagnosis and Management (LOW BACK PAIN: MEDICAL DIAG & COMPREHENSIVE MGT ( BORENSTEIN))

This text provides definitive coverage of the medical causes of back and neck pain, focusing on the clinical aspects of evaluation and management. The authors present the most up-to-date information on anatomy, physiology, clinical evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment. Additions to the medical therapy section include new information on the role of COX-II inhibitors and the appropriate use of opiates. The surgery section has also been updated with details about minimally invasive surgery, the role of bone morphogenic protein, and disc replacement.

• Presents all of the newest medication guidelines―including tumor necrosis factor inhibitors in in-flam-matory disease and sciatica · the appropriate use of cox-2 inhibitors and analgesics · and much more.
  
• Explores hot topics such as Tnf alpha inhibitors in spine disease · new osteoporosis therapies · and recent breakthroughs in diabetes treatment.
  
• Updates the surgery section with new information on minimally invasive surgery · the role of bone morphogenic protein · and disc replacement.
  
• Incorporates new content on complementary and alternative therapies.

David G. Borenstein, MD, Clinical Professor of Medicine, George Washington University Medical Center, Potomac, MD; Sam W. Wiesel, MD, Professor & Chairman, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC; and Scott D. Boden, MD, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Decatur, GA