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CRANIO-CERVICAL SYNDROME
Cranio-Cervical Syndrome
Mechanisms, Assessment and Treatment
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Edited By
Howard Vernon, DC FCCS FCCRS FICC, Associate Dean of Research, Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, Toronto, Canada

Description
* New multi-authored book containing the cream of current thought on the neurophysiologic mechanisms of pain transmission in the head, neck and facial region * Particular emphasis on clinical decision-making * The book emphasises evidence-based practice * Covers all aspects of the syndrome from anatomy to surgical approaches, including psychosocial issues

Contents
Clinical anatomy of the cranio-cervical syndrome; Afferent mechanisms in the upper cervical spine; Neurophysiologic mechanisms of head, face and neck pain; Diagnostic imaging of the cranio-cervical region; Biomechanics of the upper cervical spine; Mechanisms and pain patterns of the upper cervical spine; Tension-type and cervicogenic headaches: Part 1 Clinical descriptions and methods of assessment; Tension-type and cervicogenic headaches: Part 2 A systematic review of complementary/alternative therapies; Cranio-cervical pain: Medical management; Physiological aspects of head and neck pain; Whiplash injury and the upper cervical spine; Manual therapy in children: with special emphasis on the upper cervical spine; Cervicogenic vertigo: with special emphasis on whiplash-associated disorder; Vertebrobasilar incidents and spinal manipulative therapy of the cervical spine

Bibliographic details
Paperback, 262 pages, publication date: MAR-2001
ISBN-13: 978-0-7506-4495-2
ISBN-10: 0-7506-4495-8
Imprint: BUTTERWORTH HEINEMANN


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