Effective Management of Musculoskeletal Injury
A Clinical Ergonomics Approach to Prevention, Treatment, and Rehab
- 1st Edition - October 11, 2001
- Author: Andrew Wilson
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 0 6 3 5 3 - 4
In Effective Management of Musculoskeletal Injury the author presents a model for understanding musculoskeletal injuries. He describes the common types of musculoskeletal injury… Read more
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In Effective Management of Musculoskeletal Injury the author presents a model for understanding musculoskeletal injuries. He describes the common types of musculoskeletal injury and explores the contributory causes involved before detailing effective models for therapy and methods of management.
Effective Management of Musculoskeletal Injury is research-based. It develops models for the management of musculoskeletal pain that include manual therapy, exercise, ergonomic and psychosocial interventions. Throughout the text particular attention is paid to pain resulting from cumulative and chronic types of injury. The book will be a valuable resource for all practitioners who deal with the management of musculoskeletal pain as part of their day to day practice.
Effective Management of Musculoskeletal Injury is research-based. It develops models for the management of musculoskeletal pain that include manual therapy, exercise, ergonomic and psychosocial interventions. Throughout the text particular attention is paid to pain resulting from cumulative and chronic types of injury. The book will be a valuable resource for all practitioners who deal with the management of musculoskeletal pain as part of their day to day practice.
All concerned with the management and prevention of musculoskeletal injury particularly low back pain.Primary: Manual therapists, osteopaths, chiropractors, manipulative and orthopaedic physiotherapists, ergonomists - students and practitioners for all these groups.Secondary: Occupational therapists, occupational health nurses and practitioners, GPs/primary care practitioners, orthopaedic physicians and surgeons, Rheumatologists and rehab specialists.
Section 1. The injury processThe type of injury. Developing a management model. Understanding the symptoms. Understanding the physiology of the injury process. Ergonomic factors. Psychosocial aspects. Personal factors. Principles of treatment and management.Section 2. Low back painEpidemiology of low back pain. Risk factors for low back pain. The type of injury. Complex low back pain. Management.Section 3. Neck, shoulder and upper limb painNeck pain. Shoulder pain. Elbow, forearm and wrist pain. Nerve entrapments. Multiple tissue disorders. Management strategies for chronic injuries.References.
- Edition: 1
- Published: October 11, 2001
- Language: English
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Andrew Wilson
Affiliations and expertise
Registered Osteopath (New Zealand) and Consultant Ergonomist, Tauranga, New Zealand