Diagnosis and Management of Neck and Back Pain in Primary Care

Neck and back pain is one of the most common presenting complaints in primary care practice, but can be very challenging to diagnose and manage. Diagnosis and Management of Neck and Back Pain inPrimary Care helps you systematically approach this problem and give your patients the relief they so desperately need. Preeminent physician R. Douglas Collins, MD, FACP gives you the benefit of his decades of experience, offering a wealth of diagnostic pearls as well as holistic guidance 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. Your book purchase includes a complimentary download of the enhanced eBook for iOS, Android, PC & Mac. Take advantage of these practical features that will improve your eBook experience: The ability to download the eBook on multiple devices at one time -- providing a seamless reading experience online or offline Powerful search tools and smart navigation cross-links that allow you to search within this book, or across your entire library of VitalSource eBooks Multiple viewing options that enable you to scale images and text to any size without losing page clarity as well as responsive design The ability to highlight text and add notes with one click