Low back pain

Title:

Low back pain

Author:

Ebnezar, John, author.

ISBN:

9789350256442

Personal Author:

Ebnezar, John, author.

Edition:

First edition.

Physical Description:

xiii, 195 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

General Note:

Includes index.

Corporate Subject:

Tıp Fakültesi Kütüphanesi

Subject Term:

Bel ağrısı.

Backache.

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This manual covers all types of lower back pain. Beginning with an introduction to low back ache, the text examines uncommon disorders, such as spina bifida, scoliosis and tuberculosis spine, and then common conditions, for example, intervertebral disk prolapse. With nearly 270 images and illustrations, the book also discusses the common causes of lower back pain - poor posture, sedentary lifestyle; and the uncommon causes such as diseases of the lower spine, or radiating pain from the abdominal and genitourinary organs. Short summaries, clinical photographs, X-rays and anecdotes are provided for easy reference and to help understanding.

Author Notes

John Ebnezar MBBS D'Ortho DNB (Ortho) MNAMS (Ortho) DAc DMT
CEO, Parimala Health Care Services, Ebnezar Orthopaedic Centre, Dr John's Orthopaedic Clinic, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Section I Introduction
1 Introduction to Low Backache	p. 3
How is Backache Different from other Diseases?	p. 3
What is the Best Way to Deal with Back Pain	p. 5
Design of Your Back	p. 6
Functions of Your Spine	p. 15
Everything You Need to know about Human Posture	p. 18
Your Life Day in and Day Out	p. 19
Also Consider other Factors Burdening Your Kpine	p. 20
Welcome to the World of Backaches	p. 20
Low Backache	p. 21
Section II Uncommon Backache
2 Uncommon Causes for Low Backaches	p. 27
Low Backache due to Reasons Related to Your Spine	p. 27
Low Backache due to Reasons Unrelated to Your Spine	p. 30
Presentation in other Uncommon Causes of IJJW Backache	p. 31
Presentations in Uncommon Causes of Back Pain (A Quick Recap)	p. 32
3 Spina Bifida (Occulta and Manifesta)	p. 34
Spina Bifida Occulta	p. 34
Spina Bifida Aperta of Manifesto	p. 35
Relevant History	p. 37
Relevant Clinical Findings	p. 37
Investigations	p. 42
Treatment in a Nutshell	p. 44
4 Ankylosing Spondylitis	p. 45
Relevant History	p. 46
Clinical Findings	p. 46
Extra-articular Features	p. 46
Treatment in a Nutshell	p. 48
5 Scoliosis	p. 50
Relevant History	p. 52
Relevant Clinical Findings	p. 52
Relevant Investigations	p. 60
Treatment in a Nutshell 3 0's	p. 60
6 Osteoporosis	p. 61
Causes	p. 61
Clinical Features	p. 62
Investigations	p. 63
Management of Osteoporosis	p. 64
Anti-fall Measures in Osteoporosis	p. 67
7 Spondylolisthesis	p. 69
Relevant History	p. 71
Relevant Clinical Findings	p. 72
Relevant Investigations	p. 74
Treatment in a Nutshell	p. 74
Differential Diagnosis	p. 75
8 Seronegative Spondyloarthropathies	p. 76
Introduction	p. 76
Etiology	p. 76
Signs and Symptoms	p. 77
Diagnosis	p. 77
Treatment	p. 79
9 Lumbar Spondylosis and Lumbar Canal Stenosis	p. 80
Lumbar Spondylosis	p. 80
Risk factors	p. 80
Diagnosis	p. 81
Treatment	p. 81
Relevant Investigations	p. 82
Lumbar Canal Stenosis	p. 84
Definition	p. 84
Classification	p. 84
Relevant History	p. 86
Relevant Clinical Findings	p. 86
Relevant Investigations	p. 87
Differential Diagnosis	p. 87
Treatment in a Nutshell	p. 87
10 Old Thoracic and Thoracolumbar Injuries	p. 88
Relevant History	p. 90
Relevant Clinical Findings	p. 90
Cauda Equina Syndrome	p. 94
Relevant History	p. 96
Investigations	p. 96
Treatment in a Nutshell	p. 96
11 Tuberculosis Spine	p. 97
Sites of Involvement within the Vertebra	p. 97
Section III Common Backache	p. 7
12 Intervertebral Disk Prolapse	p. 109
Disk Physiology	p. 109
Natural History of Lumbar Disk Disease	p. 111
Etiology of Disk Herniation	p. 111
Definitive Causes	p. 113
Relevant History	p. 113
Relevant Findings	p. 119
Differential Diagnosis	p. 123
Relevant Investigations	p. 123
Treatment in a Nutshell	p. 123
13 Common Causes for Low Backache	p. 124
Sudden Insults to jour Back	p. 124
Gradual Insults to your Back	p. 127
Summary of the Reasons for Common Low Backache	p. 135
Features of Common LBA	p. 138
Differential Diagnosis of Common Low Back Pain	p. 140
Slipped Disk	p. 141
Various Investigations in Low Backache	p. 142
Treatment Options	p. 144
You as your Doctor	p. 149
Exercise your Backache Away	p. 167
Exercises Recommended for the Back	p. 169
Yoga	p. 175
Other Useful Measures to Counter Low Backache	p. 177
Do these and Backache will Visit you Less Often	p. 177
Treatment Measures you can Safety Practice	p. 179
Self-Treatment Methods you can Safely Practice	p. 182
When to see a Doctor?	p. 182
Backache in Special Situations	p. 183
School Bag Syndrome	p. 188
Repetitive Stress Injury (RSI)	p. 190
Index	p. 191

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