Low Back Pain: A Scientific and Clinical OverviewJames N. Weinstein, Stephen L. Gordon This is a convenient review of current scientific and clinical knowledge on low back pain. Be up to date on the epidemiologic, clinical and basic science issues of lumbar radiculopathy, idiopathic low back pain and degenerative stenosis. Expert answers are provided to the practical, clinical questions patients ask regarding these conditions. |
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Textbook of Disorders and Injuries of the Musculoskeletal System: An ... Robert Bruce Salter No preview available - 1999 |