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Softbound / ISBN: 978-1-4963-6274-2 / (US$89.99 / £70.00 / €83.00) Worldwide
Approx. 156 pp. / Approx. 91 Illus. / 6 x 9 / July 2017
Diagnosis and Management of Neck
and Back Pain in Primary Care
By
R. Douglas Collins, MD, FACP
,
Formerly Senior FAA Medical
Examiner, Former Associate Professor of Medicine, Medical Univer-
sity of South Carolina, Former Associate Clinical Professor of Medi-
cine, University of Florida School of Medicine, Chatsworth, CA
DESCRIPTION
Neck and back pain is one of the most common presenting
complaints in primary care practice, but can be very challeng-
ing to diagnose and manage.
Diagnosis and Management of
Neck and Back Pain in Primary Care
helps you systematically
approach this problem and give your patients the relief they
so desperately need. Preeminent physician R. Douglas Collins,
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offering a wealth of diagnostic pearls as well as holistic guid-
ance on management – much of which is unavailable in any other single reference source.
FEATURES
▶
See how to evaluate patients step by step thanks to abundant color illustrations of the
examination of patients with neck, thoracic, and low back pain.
▶
Order the most appropriate laboratory tests and diagnostic procedures with guidance on the
most effective and cost-effective approaches for a given presentation.
▶
Recognize when low back pain is being caused by scoliosis due to a short leg.
▶
Offer your patients relief through caudal epidural steroid injections, weight loss, simple back
exercises, and other tried-and-true methods.
▶
Know which patients you can treat yourself and which ones you should refer to an orthopedic or
neurologic specialist.
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MEDICAL
Family & General Practice
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