Overview
This one-of-a-kind, pocket-sized reference provides instant access to a wide range of key information on managing commonly encountered musculoskeletal conditions, including diagnostic criteria, treatment goals, management guidelines and protocols, nutritional management protocols, home care protocols, referral protocols, and more. Organized by orthopedic disorders, the contents are formatted for easy retrieval of pertinent information.
• Only book to offer both diagnostic criteria, as well as standardized treatment guidelines and protocols
• Text organized by body regions making it easy to locate a particular disorder or condition
• Multi-disciplinary contributors provide various expert perspectives
• Convenient pocket size can be easily carried and kept in a lab coat
• Several examination and diagnosis flow diagrams aid in learning differential diagnosis
• Four practical appendices—Nutritional Product Manufacturers, Specialty Clinical Laboratories, Outcome Assessment Questionnaires, and Suggested Reading and Reference in Nutritional, Metabolic, and Botanical Medicine—provide additional quick-reference material
• Serves as excellent review book for the chiropractic national boards
• Only text to compile protocol information from The Rands Studies, The AHCPR Guidelines, The Quebec Task Force, The Mercy Conference Guidelines, The Royal College of General Practitioners, and The Manga Report, Ontario Ministry of Health.
• Sections on commonly seen internal disorders such as cholecystitis, pancreatitis, ulcer, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia
• New nutritional and herbal protocols keep users in step with the latest changes
• A greatly enhanced Fibromyalgia section provides up-to-date information
• Two-color design with thumb tabs makes referencing quick and easy
The book contains black-and-white illustrations.
Synopsis
This one-of-a-kind pocket-sized text covers a wide range of relevant information on musculoskeletal conditions, including diagnostic criteria, treatment goals, management protocols and guidelines, protocols for nutrition management, home care, referrals, and more! Organized by commonly encountered orthopedic disorders, this convenient pocket guide gives readers quick access to pertinent information. Examination and diagnostic criteria closely follow history and examination protocols used throughout chiropractic. Sections on differential diagnosis, orthopedics, neurology, and radiography outline what a chiropractor might expect to find with any disorder. Also serves as an ideal tool for national boards review.
* Presents history and examination protocols, diagnostic criteria, treatment goals, management protocols, nutritional management protocols, home care protocols, and more for each disorder.
• Outlines common differential diagnosis, orthopedic, neurological, and radiographic findings.
• Compiles pertinent information from landmark events such as The Rand Studies, The AHCPR Guidelines, the Quebec Task Force, The MANGA Report, and others, to create a highly reliable guide for everyday use.
Dana J. Lawrence
This text is a compendium of information concerning the etiology, diagnosis, and management of a wide variety of conditions that are likely to be seen and treated by chiropractic physicians. The purpose is to provide an accurate representation of scientifically valid procedures and modalities generally used and accepted throughout the chiropractic profession. The audience is mainly chiropractic physicians and students, all though physical therapists or other manual practitioners might also be interested. There are ten sections in this text, covering headaches, thoracic outlet syndromes, facial and neck pain syndromes, injuries to the shoulder, injuries to the elbow joint, injuries to the wrist, low back pain syndromes, scoliosis, lower extremity injuries, and related disorders. In addition, there are three appendixes covering nutritional product manufacturers, specialty clinical laboratories, and outcome assessment questionnaires. This is a decent attempt to codify a great deal of information, though it pales in comparison to more detailed and comprehensive textbooks. Each section entry is only a few pages long, so there is little detail presented. And there are significant omissions, such as organic diseases and various forms of cancer. There is an overabundance of information on nutrition, reflecting perhaps the bias and interests of the contributors. The text has few illustrations and dearly needs some. However, it is well referenced and these references are quite up-to-date. As a review or as an office reference, this would meet the bill. As a source text, it does not.
Editorials
Dana J. Lawrence
This text is a compendium of information concerning the etiology, diagnosis, and management of a wide variety of conditions that are likely to be seen and treated by chiropractic physicians. The purpose is to provide an accurate representation of scientifically valid procedures and modalities generally used and accepted throughout the chiropractic profession. The audience is mainly chiropractic physicians and students, all though physical therapists or other manual practitioners might also be interested. There are ten sections in this text, covering headaches, thoracic outlet syndromes, facial and neck pain syndromes, injuries to the shoulder, injuries to the elbow joint, injuries to the wrist, low back pain syndromes, scoliosis, lower extremity injuries, and related disorders. In addition, there are three appendixes covering nutritional product manufacturers, specialty clinical laboratories, and outcome assessment questionnaires. This is a decent attempt to codify a great deal of information, though it pales in comparison to more detailed and comprehensive textbooks. Each section entry is only a few pages long, so there is little detail presented. And there are significant omissions, such as organic diseases and various forms of cancer. There is an overabundance of information on nutrition, reflecting perhaps the bias and interests of the contributors. The text has few illustrations and dearly needs some. However, it is well referenced and these references are quite up-to-date. As a review or as an office reference, this would meet the bill. As a source text, it does not.From The Critics
Reviewer: Dana J Lawrence, DC, MMedEd, MA(Palmer College of Chiropractic)Description: This text is a compendium of information concerning the etiology, diagnosis, and management of a wide variety of conditions that are likely to be seen and treated by chiropractic physicians.
Purpose: The purpose is to provide an accurate representation of scientifically valid procedures and modalities generally used and accepted throughout the chiropractic profession.
Audience: The audience is mainly chiropractic physicians and students, all though physical therapists or other manual practitioners might also be interested.
Features: There are ten sections in this text, covering headaches, thoracic outlet syndromes, facial and neck pain syndromes, injuries to the shoulder, injuries to the elbow joint, injuries to the wrist, low back pain syndromes, scoliosis, lower extremity injuries, and related disorders. In addition, there are three appendixes covering nutritional product manufacturers, specialty clinical laboratories, and outcome assessment questionnaires.
Assessment: This is a decent attempt to codify a great deal of information, though it pales in comparison to more detailed and comprehensive textbooks. Each section entry is only a few pages long, so there is little detail presented. And there are significant omissions, such as organic diseases and various forms of cancer. There is an overabundance of information on nutrition, reflecting perhaps the bias and interests of the contributors. The text has few illustrations and dearly needs some. However, it is well referenced and these references are quite up-to-date. As a review or as an office reference, this would meet the bill. As a source text, it does not.
3 Stars from Doody