Physical Diagnosis of Pain: An Atlas of Signs and Symptoms

Description:

With a practical focus on how a clinician evaluates pain - "what is it?" rather than "where is it?" - Physical Diagnosis of Pain, 4th Edition, remains your most authoritative source for guidance in this key area of pain management. In this award-winning reference, internationally recognized pain expert Dr. Steven Waldman takes you step by step through the evaluation and diagnosis of more than 280 pain-related conditions based on physical signs. Concise, superbly illustrated chapters help you rapidly diagnose pathology based on physical techniques rather than relying on imaging alone.

Table Of Contents:

Section 1: The Cervical Spine

1. Functional Anatomy of the Bony Cervical Spine

2. Functional Anatomy of the Cervical Intervertebral Disc

3. Nomenclature of the Diseased Cervical Disc

4. Painful Conditions Emanating from the Cervical Spine

5. Visual Inspection of the Cervical Spine

6. Palpation of the Cervical Spine

7. Physical Examination of the Cervical Spine: Range of Motion

8. The Cervical Dermatomes

9. The C5 Neurologic Level

10. The C6 Neurologic Level

11. The C7 Neurologic Level

12. The C8 Neurologic Level

13. The Spurling Test for Cervical Radiculopathy Secondary to Herniated Disc or Cervical Spondylosis

14. The Axial Loading Test for Cervical Discogenic Disease

15. The Hoffman Test for Cervical Myelopathy

16. The Sharp Purser Test For Atlanto-Axial Joint Instability

Section 2: The Shoulder

17. Functional Anatomy of the Shoulder Joint

18. Visual Inspection of the Shoulder

19. Palpation of the Shoulder

20. External Rotation of the Shoulder

21. Internal Rotation of the Shoulder

22. Crossed-Arm Adduction of the Shoulder

23. Abduction of the Shoulder

24. Painful Conditions of the Shoulder

25. Shoulder Instability Syndromes

26. The Anterior Drawer Test

27. The Shift and Load Test For Shoulder Instability

28. The Apprehension Test for Anterior Instability

29. The Jobe Relocation Test for Anterior Instability

30. The Andrews Anterior Apprehension Test For Anterior Instability

31. The Posterior Drawer Test for Posterior Shoulder Instability

32. The Jerk Test for Posterior Shoulder Instability

33. The Posterior Clunk Test for Posterior Shoulder Instability

34. The Sulcus Test for Inferior Glenohumeral Instability

35. The Crank Test For