Adams, Michael A. <br/><br/>
The biomechanics of back pain / 

 - 3rd ed. 
 - Edinburgh ;  New York :  Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier,  c2013. 
 - viii, 335 p. :  ill. (some col.) ; 
<br/><br/>The vertebral column and adjacent structures -- Muscles and fascia of the lumbar spine -- Nerves and blood supply to the lumbar spine -- Back pain -- Epidemiology of back trouble -- Biology of spinal tissues -- Growth and ageing of the spine -- Forces acting on the thoracolumbar spine -- Mechanical function of the thoracolumbar spine -- Mechanical damage to the thoracolumbar spine -- Cervical spine biomechanics -- Posture, creep and "functional pathology" -- Sensorimotor control -- Spinal degeneration -- Preventing back pain -- Conservative management of back pain -- Biomechanics rationale for spinal surgery -- Surgery for disc prolapse, spinal stenosis and back pain -- Medico-legal considerations. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780702043130 0702043133 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>PHYSIOTHERAPY
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>617.564  / ADA