TY - BOOK AU - AU - Adams, Michael A. ED - ED - ED - ED - SN - 9780702043130 SN - 2 PY - 2012///46 CY - Edinburgh PB - Elsevier KW - KW - 2 KW - 0 KW - 6 KW - 20 KW - etiology.;anatomy & histology.;physiopathology KW - Back Pain;Biomechanics.;Spine;Spine N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; The vertebral column and adjacent structures -- Muscles and fascia of the lumbar spine -- Nerves and blood supply to the lumbar spine -- Back pain -- Epidemiology of back trouble -- Biology of spinal tissues -- Growth and ageing of the spine -- Forces acting on the thoracolumbar spine -- Mechanical function of the thoracolumbar spine -- Mechanical damage to the thoracolumbar spine -- Cervical spine biomechanics -- Posture, creep and functional pathology -- Sensorimotor control -- Spinal degeneration -- Preventing back pain -- Conservative management of back pain -- Biomechanics rationale for spinal surgery -- Surgery for disc prolapse, spinal stenosis and back pain -- Medico-legal considerations; 5 ER -