Table of Contents
Part I: Spine Health
- Chapter 1. Acute, Chronic, and Recurring: A Quick Tour of Neck & Back Pain
- Chapter 2. The Nature of Pain and How It Is Treated
- Chapter 3. Keeping the Spine Healthy: Ergonomics for Life
- Chapter 4. Renewal without Surgery: Schools of Therapy
- Chapter 5. Anatomy 101: From Bones, Disks, & Joints To Mind, Muscles, & Nerves
- Chapter 6. Disks, Spurs, Stenosis; Slippage, and Osteoporosis
- Chapter 7. Spinal Symptoms: Where Does That Pain Come From?
- Chapter 8. Accidents of the Embryo: Spina Bifida and Variations at Birth
- Chapter 9. Medical Imaging & Diagnostic Tests: X-Rays, Electrons, & Magnetic Spin
- Chapter 10. Recovery and Repair in the Nerves and Spinal Cord
- Chapter 11. Without an Incision: Percutaneous Procedures for Diagnosis & Treatment
- Chapter 12. Surgery: Before, During, & After – Common Elements You Should Know About
- Chapter 13. Surgery to Take Pressure off the Nerves
- Chapter 14. Surgery Inside the Spinal Dural Lining
- Chapter 15. Spine Carpentry: History & Principles of Rebuilding the Broken Spine
- Chapter 16. Fixing the Cervical Spine: Surgical Approaches for the Neck
- Chapter 17. Thoracic Spine Operations: The Surgical Approaches to Mid – & Upper Back Problems
- Chapter 18. Lumbar Implants & Fusion: Major Surgeries for the Low Back
- Chapter 19. Genes, Designer Proteins & Biomaterials: The Role of Biotechnology in Spinal Surgery
- Chapter 20. Risks, Outcomes, and Choices
- Chapter 21. Recovery after Surgery
- Chapter 22. Health Insurance and the Cost of Surgery