Low back disorders :evidence-based prevention and rehabilitation / Stuart McGill.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to the issues -- Scientific approach unique to this book -- Epidemiological studies on low back disorders (LBDs) -- Functional anatomy of the lumbar spine -- Normal and injury mechanics of the lumbar spine -- Myths and realities of lumbar spine stability -- LBD risk assessment -- Reducing the risk of low back injury -- The question of back belts -- Building better rehabilitation programs for low back injuries -- Evaluating the patient -- Developing the exercise program -- Advanced exercises

"In Low Back Disorders: Evidence-Based Prevention and Rehabilitation, Second Edition, internationally recognized low back specialist Stuart McGill presents original research to quantify the forces that specific movements and exercises impose on the low back, dispels myths regarding spine stabilization exercises, and suggests preventive approaches and strategies to offset injuries, reduce pain, and restore function." "The second edition presents enhanced algorithms to guide progressive therapeutic exercise and specially designed patient assessment provocation tests to help you determine the cause of back troubles, guide your choices in the best ways to eliminate problems, and improve the development of appropriate activities for functional gain. Whereas the first edition focused on increasing spine stability, the second edition provides new information on dealing with both regional instability or mobility and regional stiffness present in individuals where most of the motion occurs at a single spinal segment."--Jacket.

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