Product Description

A foundation textbook for those requiring an understanding of the structure and biomechanics of the lumbar spine and sacrum. The book aims to bring together in one source all of the elements of anatomy and biomechanics which are clinically relevant to the study of lumbar spinal pain. It explains how the lumbar spine is designed to subserve its functions in terms of its biochemical, histological and macroscopic structure. The muscles and innervation of the lumbar spine are comprehensively described and there is a helpful introduction to the concepts of biomechanics and how they relate to normal function and injury.

The text has been designed and presented in a format which makes it suitable for use by physiotherapists, occupational therapists, manual therapists and post graduate medical students in fields concerned with the management and prevention of back pain and related conditions eg rheumatology, orthopaedics, occupational medicine, ergonomics' rehabilitation. The content follows a very clear and logical structure which will be retained for the 4^th edition.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #140747 in Books
• Published on: 2005-05-24
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 324 pages

Customer Reviews

A must-have for anyone that deals with back pain!
This book, by one of the worlds most highly regarded experts in the field of spinal pain management and clinical anatomy is my favourite text relating to low back pain (a close second is Gordon Waddell's 'The Back Pain Revolution', which has a different focus). I have bought every edition of this text since the second, and it keeps getting better and better through the addition of relevant research findings and additional chapters. Anybody familiar with Bogduk's impressive research background will see that the author knows enough to make this text extremely complex, however, he shows his thorough understanding of the subject by making the contents comprehensive yet very accessible, whilst maintaining the precision that has become his hallmark. It is not expensive compared to other books in the field and the diagrams help to make potentially complex topics even more accessible. If I could give the book 6 stars, I would.

A serious study of the lumbar spine and sacrum
First off, I'm not a medical student and I only really bought this book for informational purposes as a result of my herniated disk that has been causing me pain for several years. So in terms of technical appropriateness, I can't really comment on the book. However, what I can say is that it is loaded with extremely interesting information that covers almost every aspect related to this region of the body; it's certainly a very serious study.

My only complaint (and reason for not awarding five stars) is that the diagrams could be better. I know production costs probably prevent the use of colour (a real shame in this case) but even the use of two-colour would have made a big difference. Having said this, the diagrams just about serve their purpose and everything else about the book is very good. A comfortable 4 out of 5!