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Part I Overview	p. 1
1 Active Care: Its Place in the Management of Spinal Disorders	p. 3
2 The Role of Muscles, Joints, and the Nervous System in Painful Conditions of the Spine	p. 30
3 Quality Assurance: The Scope of the Spine Problem and Modern Attempts to Manage It	p. 51
4 Putting the Biopsychosocial Model Into Practice	p. 72
Part II Basic Science	p. 91
5 Lumbar Spine Stability: Mechanism of Injury and Restabilization	p. 93
6 The Sources of Back Pain	p. 112
Part III Assessment	p. 123
7 Diagnostic Triage in Patients with Spinal Pain	p. 125
8 Outcome Assessment	p. 146
Appendix 8A Forms	p. 169
9 Assessment of Psychosocial Risk Factors of Chronicity-"Yellow Flags"	p. 183
Appendix 9A Yellow Flag Form	p. 201
10 Evaluation of Muscular Imbalance	p. 203
11 Quantification of Physical Performance Ability	p. 226
12 Physical Performance Tests: An Expanded Model of Assessment and Outcome	p. 260
13 Employment Screening and Functional Capacity Evaluation to Determine Safe Return to Work	p. 276
Part IV Acute Care Management (first 4 weeks)	p. 293
14 Active Self-Care: Functional Reactivation for Spine Pain Patients	p. 295
15 McKenzie Spinal Rehabilitation Methods	p. 330
16 Brugger Methods for Postural Correction	p. 352
17 Rehabilitation of Breathing Pattern Disorders	p. 369
18 Soft Tissue Manipulation	p. 388
Appendix 18A Exteroceptive Therapy	p. 403
19 Manual Resistance Techniques	p. 407
Appendix 19A The Role of Active Release Technique in Rehabilitation	p. 460
20 Neuromobilization Techniques-Evaluation and Treatment of Adverse Neurodynamic Tension	p. 464
21 Manipulation Techniques for Key Joints	p. 487
Part V Recovery Care Management (after 4 weeks)	p. 511
22 Sensory Motor Stimulation	p. 513
23 Facilitation of Agonist-Antagonist Co-activation by Reflex Stimulation Methods	p. 531
24 Yoga-Based Training for Spinal Stability	p. 566
25 Spinal Segmental Stabilization Training	p. 585
26 Functional Stability Training	p. 612
Appendix 26A Proprioceptive Taping-An Adjunct to Treating Muscle Imbalances	p. 663
27 Global Muscle Stabilization Training-Isotonic Protocols	p. 667
28 Weight Training for Back Stability	p. 688
29 Advanced Stabilization Training for Performance Enhancement	p. 712
30 Nutritional Considerations for Inflammation and Pain	p. 728
31 A Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Program for Spinal Pain	p. 741
Part VI Practical Application by Region	p. 751
32 An Integrated Approach to Regional Disorders	p. 753
33 Managing Common Syndromes and Finding the Key Link	p. 776
34 Integrated Approach to the Lumbar Spine	p. 798
35 Integrated Approach to the Cervical Spine	p. 852
Part VII Implementing the Functional Paradigm	p. 887
36 The Patient and the Doctor	p. 889
37 The Role and Safety of Activity in the Elderly	p. 898
Appendix 37A Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire	p. 914
38 Role of Non-Operative Spinal Specialist in Managing the Spine Patient	p. 915
39 From Guidelines to Practice: What is the Practitioner's Role?	p. 933
Index	p. 947