This comprehensive textbook provides an 'all-in-one' companion to the field of musculoskeletal medicine Describes basic concepts and offers practical guidelines for diagnosis and treatment Contains models of care which assist understanding of basic concepts Includes chapters by internationally renowned experts whose contrasting opinions stimulate a broad approach to the subject The most authoritative contemporary textbook on the core components of the rapidly developing medical discipline known as musculoskeletal medicine - the 'bible' for clinicians, both medical practitioners and therapists, who wish to advance their knowledge of the evaluation and non-surgical management of back pain and a range of other painful disorders of the locomotive system. With contributions from international experts it is an authoritative account of the basis of musculoskeletal medicine in contemporary medical society and provides the reader with advanced knowledge of the conceptual basis, diagnostic challenge, and pragmatic management of dysfunctions of the neuromusculoskeletal system. Musculoskeletal medicine is now recognised as a distinct branch of medicine, incorporating the sub-speciality of manual medicine, orthopaedic medicine, and the neuromusculoskeletal component of osteopathic medicine. The co-editors of this volume have been active in promoting the discipline worldwide, and this textbook has been eagerly awaited by doctors and therapists wishing to expand and improve their skill base, or to further their careers and academic accomplishments, to the benefit of the patient.

Part 1: Introduction 1.1: Michael Hutson: Fundamentals 1.2: Jacob Patijn: Evidence based medicine Part 2: Morphology; dysfunction; pain 2.1: Richard Ellis: Structural abnormalities 2.2: Dysfunction 2.2.1: Michael Kuchera: Somatic dysfunction 2.2.2: Vladimir Janda: Muscles in the pathogenesis of musculoskeletal disorders 2.2.3: Hugh Smythe: Fibromyalgia: mechanisms and treatment 2.2.4: David Butler: Neurodynamics 2.2.5: Stephen Levin: Tensegrity: the new biomechanics 2.2.6: Thomas Dorman: The fascioligamentous organ 2.3: Pain 2.3.1: Bruce Kidd: Pain concepts: chronic pain 2.3.2: Chris Main & Paul J. Watson: Psychological aspects of musculoskeletal pain 2.3.3: Milton Cohen: Placebo theory Part 3: Regional disorders 3.1: Examination and investigation 3.1.1: Richard Ellis & Cyrus Cooper: Clinical examination 3.1.2: Richard Ellis & Cyrus Cooper: Investigative techniques 3.2: Martin Knight: Endoscopically determined pain sources in the lumbar spine 3.3: Michael Kuchera: Regional somatic dysfunction 3.4: Pectoral girdle 3.4.1: John Tanner: Thoracic outlet syndrome 3.4.2: John Tanner: Chest wall pain 3.4.3: John Tanner: The joints of the shoulder girdle 3.4.4.: Roger Hackney: Glenohumeral instability 3.5: Michael Hutson: Upper limb disorders 3.6: Malcolm Read: The pelvis 3.7: Lower limb disorders 3.7.1: Derek Bickerstaff: Disorders of the knee 3.7.2: Nicholas Peirce: Patellofemoral disorders: chondromalacia dysfunction, maltracking and plica syndrome 3.7.3: Mark Batt: Superior tibio-fibular joint 3.7.4: Mark Batt: Exertional lower leg pain 3.8: Foot and ankle 3.8.1: Bryan English: Biomechanics of the foot and ankle 3.8.2: Richard Higgins: The ankle joint 3.8.3: Bryan English: The subtalar joint 3.8.4: Bryan English: Planar fasciitis and heel pain 3.8.5: Bryan English: Tendonopathies 3.8.6: Bryan English: Metatarsalgia Part 4: Management strategies 4.1: Richard Ellis: Triage 4.2: Jennifer Klaber Moffett: Patient education and self care 4.3: Management 4.3.1: Michael Kuchera: Manual treatment of somatic dysfunction 4.3.2: Richard Ellis: Injection of steroid and local anaesthetic 4.3.3: John Tanner: Soft tissue injections 4.3.4: Keith Bush: Epidural injections 4.3.5: John Tanner: Spinal injections 4.3.6: Thomas Dorman: Prolotherapy 4.3.7: David Butler: The use of neurodynamics in pain management 4.3.8: John Tanner: Trigger point injections 4.3.9: Chan Gunn: Soft tissue pain: treatment with stimulation-produced analgesia 4.3.10: Adam Ward: Complementary therapies 4.3.11: Elva Pearson: Exercise therapy: limbs 4.3.12: Sarah Mottram & Mark Comerford: Exercise therapy: spine 4.3.13: Charles Pither: Chronic pain management; cognitive-behavioural, pharmacological 4.4: Stefan Blomberg: A pragmatic management strategy for low-back pain - an integrated multimodal programme based on antidysfunctional medicine