Non-Operative Treatment of the Lumbar Spine, 1st ed. 2015

Bridging the gap between the medical literature and the practice of lumbar spine medicine, this user-friendly, accessible text describes the causes of lower back pain and associated ?sciatic? pathologies and how these problems can be successfully treated without surgery. Beginning with a review of the anatomy of the lumbar spine and the most common causes of lower back pain, diagnostic and management strategies for a variety of conditions are discussed, including discogenic pain, facet joint pain, sacroiliac joint pain, spondylolisthesis, lumbar radiculopathy, piriformis syndrome, spinal stenosis, and compression fractures. Chapters on epidural steroid injections, exercises for lower back pain and alternative treatments follow, as well as when it is appropriate to recommend surgery.  The second section of the book is devoted to numerous clinical scenarios in which evidence based medicine is applied to actual clinical cases.  Non-Operative Treatment of the Lumbar Spine will be a valuable reference for orthopedists, rheumatologists, physiatrists, pain management specialists, neurologists, and anyone treating patients with lower back pain.

An up-to-date, practical reference for the non-operative treatment of lower back pain and pathologies

Discusses current and alternative management strategies for the lumbar spine, including when to recommend surgery

Excellent for the orthopedist, primary care physician, rheumatologist, and physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist

Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras