The Cervical and Thoracic Spine: Mechanical Diagnosis & Therapy: Vol 1 & Vol 2

Exploring The In-Depth Literature Related To Medical Syndromes & Neck & Trunk Pain.

This second edition of the Cervical & Thoracic Spine, Mechanical Diagnosis & Therapy by McKenzie and May is essential reading for any health professional involved in the management of patients with cervical or thoracic pain. Thoroughly revised and considerably expanded, this is another evidence-based and clinically relevant text which explores in depth, among other aspects, the literature relating to and the modern management of mechanical syndromes, the identification of sub-groups, the epidemiology of neck pain, headaches, serious spinal pathology and whiplash. Augmenting the other volumes that relate to the lumbar spine and extremity problems, this text continues to stress the importance of patient self-management, as first propounded by Robin McKenzie in the original texts, a concept and philosophy which has been belatedly recognised by others as essential in the modern non-surgical management of musculoskeletal disorders.