Cervical Spinal Disorders A Textbook for Rehabilitation Sciences Students [Paperback]

A comprehensive textbook for undergraduate rehabilitation sciences students, with contributions by various experts in different medical disciplines. Divided into five parts, the book covers basic sciences, common pathologies, clinical investigation procedures, diagnostics imaging, surgery, orthotic management, occupational neck disorders, sports injuries, and the rehabilitaion of patients with cervical spinal disorders. Current scientific research areas and outcome assessment are given in the last part of the book. Clinical therapists and medical students, nurses and orthopedics, will find this textbook informative and useful.Part I. Fundamentals of cervical spinal disorders: 1. Anatomy of the cervical spine and its clinical implications; 2. Essences of neuromuscular physiology of the neck; 3. Biomechanics of the cervical spine.- Part II. Cervical spinal disorders in clinical practice: 1. Common conditions of the cervical spine; 2. Clinical investigations of cervical spinal disorders; 3. Diagnostic imaging of the cervical spine; 4. Cervical spinal trauma and its surgical tre 5. Orthosis for cervical spinal disorders.- Part III. Occupational and sports injuries of the neck: 1. Occupational disorders of the neck; 2. Ergonomic of the shoulder and neck; 3. Sports injuries of the cervical spine-. Part IV. Rehabilitation of patients with cervical spinal disorders: 1. Principles of neck pain rehabilitation; 2. Electrotherapy for cervical spinal disorders; 3. Exercise therapy for cervical spinal disorders; 4. Manual therapy for cervical spinal disorders; 5. Vocational rehabilitation of patients with cervical spinal disorders; 6.Community education of neck care. Part V. Advanced studies in cervical spinal disorders: 1. Current research in neck pain and its rehabilitation; 2. Outcome assessment of neck pain rehabilitation.Neck pain is a common condition seen in thlc%