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Based on over a decade of research and observation conducted by the members of the Harms Study Group and other spinal deformity experts from around the world, this must-have clinical reference provides focused coverage of the most current evaluation and treatment guidelines for idiopathic scoliosis. It draws on case studies to guide readers through specific surgical and nonoperative approaches to the multiple types of adolescent idiopathic spinal deformity, including practical information on the rationale for each approach, techniques, and results.

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Con este tercer volumen dedicado a las técnicas de manipulación de la columna cervical se completa la edición en castellano de la obra de Georges Berlinson.
Es en la región cervical, tradicionalmente considerada como difícil y peligrosa, en donde G. Berlinson hace mayor gala de su maestría en el arte de la manipulación vertebral.
El detalle y sutileza de las variantes que propone convierte en imprescindible este tercer volumen como herramienta de consulta habitual para aquéllos que dedican su atención a esta parte de la columna vertebral.

the first in a new "Quick Reference" series in PM&R, this volume broadly covers the complex topic of spine care. Broken down into 100 conditions, the bulleted text and helpful illustrations provide a clinical roadmap for diagnosing and treating spine disorders commonly—and not so commonly—encountered in daily practice.

A spinal cord injury (SCI) profoundly changes a person’s life and can affect nearly all of the body’s systems. Practitioners managing persons with SCI must treat the medical complications that arise, and be equipped to help their patients return to a productive integrated life within society. Spinal Cord Injury: Rehabilitation Medicine Quick Referenceprovides the necessary knowledge to help facilitate this process.

This is a new edition of the most authoritative text available, encompassing the breadth and depth of the field of spinal cord medicine. Expert contributors from multiple specialties cover topics from acute medical and surgical management of specific problems to cutting-edge research, neurologic and musculoskeletal issues, rehabilitation, functional outcomes, and psychosocial care.

This book expands on the widely used concept of combined movements and incorporates both grade IV- manipulative thrust techniques and muscle energy / proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation techniques. The book is the first to include chapters on cervical artery dysfunction (VBI) and upper cervical instability with clinical chapters on the regional management of spinal dysfunction.

Back Pain: a movement problem is a practical manual to assist all students and clinicians concerned with the evaluation, diagnosis and management of the movement related problems seen in those with spinal pain disorders. It offers an integrative model of posturo-movement dysfunction which describes the more commonly observed features and related key patterns of altered control. This serves as a framework, guiding the practitioner’s assessment of the individual patient.

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Use this atlas to accurately interpret images of musculoskeletal disorders! Taylor, Hughes, and Resnick’s Skeletal Imaging: Atlas of the Spine and Extremities, 2nd Edition covers each anatomic region separately, so common disorders are shown within the context of each region. This allows you to examine and compare images for a variety of different disorders.

La columna vertebral de cada persona es única, de modo que los ejercicios de espalda deben personalizarse cuidadosamente en función de su flexibilidad, fuerza y postura habitual.

Orthopaedic Manual Therapy Diagnosis is a comprehensive and easily-accessible compendium of theory and technique related to orthopaedic manual therapy (OMT). This essential resource covers key topics such as spinal anatomy, biomechanics, arthrology, general functional aspects of the spine, definitions, theories, and examination. This text combines a comprehensive discussion of both the pathophysiologic rationale and the applied evidence base with regard to OMT diagnosis. It demonstrates numerous diagnostic techniques used in the clinical practice of manual medicine.