Back Pain Matters in Primary Care: Clinical Management of Back Pain in a Healthy and Safe EnvironmentFocusing on best practice in the prevention and management of back pain, this evidence-based text looks at health and safety, clinical management, prevention, assessment, treatment and rehabilitiation. |
Contents
Clinical governance and the management of back pain | 1 |
Key facts about back pain and best practice in clinical | 17 |
vii | 31 |
Sensible advice about selfhelp for people in general | 59 |
Draw up and apply your personal development plan | 105 |
Draw up and apply your practice personal and professional | 131 |
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