Table of Contents

Richard Ellis: Foreword 1: Michael Hutson: Fundamentals 2: Rod Macdonald: Somatic dysfuntion: the life of a concept 3: Jacob Patijn: Evidence based medicine in manual/musculoskeletal medicine: a blessing or a curse? 4: Nefyn Williams: Musculoskeletal primary care 5: Jens Foell: The social determinants of pain: from body work to social work 6: Tom Baster: A Patho-anatomical approach to chronic lumbar spinal pain - an Australian Perspective PART 2: STRUCTURAL PATHOLOGY; DYSFUNCTION; PAIN 7: David Knott: Introduction to structural pathology 8: Alena Kobesova, M Safarova, and P Kolar: Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization and the Role of the Central Nervous System Control in the Pathogenesis of Musculoskeletal Disorders 9: Lars Remvig, RHH Engelbert, and Birgit Juul-Kristensen: Hypermobility in adults 10: Michael Kuchera: Somatic dysfunction 11: Sjef Rutte and Jacob Patjin: Biomechanics in Musculoskeletal Medicine: an additional approach? 12: Vladimir Janda: Muscles in the pathogenesis of musculoskeletal disorders 13: Jens Foell: Fibromyalgia - A discussion of a diagnostic concept 14: Milton Cohen and John Quintner: Myofascial Pain Syndrome: a bogus construct 15: Toby Hall and Kim Robinson: Neurodynamics: When and why 16: Stephen Levin: Tensegrity: the new biomechanics 17: Thomas Dorman: The fascioligamentous organ 18: Tom Findley: The fascial organ 19: Milton Cohen and John Quintner: Pain concepts: chronic pain 20: Angela Clough, Peter J.Clough,: Psychological aspects of musculoskeletal pain 21: Milton Cohen: Placebo theory 22: Heiner Biedermann: Functional disorders of the spine in small children Part 3: Regional disorders 23: David Knott: Clinical examination 24: David Knott: Investigative techniques 25: Hany Elmadbouh: Musculoskeletal injections 26: Martin Knight: Endoscopically determined pain sources in the lumbar spine 27: Michael Kuchera: Regional somatic dysfunction 28: John Tanner: Thoracic outlet syndrome 29: John Tanner: Chest wall pain 30: John Tanner: The joints of the shoulder girdle 31: Leonard Funk, Mike Walton, and Puneet Monga: Structural disorders of the shoulder 32: Julia Walton, Jo Gibson, and Anju Jaggi: Rehabilitation strategies shoulder disorders 33: Michael Hutson, Michael Yelland, and David Rabago: Upper limb disorders 34: Michael Hutson and Bryan English: The pelvis 35: Simon Petrides: Sacroiliac joint disorders 36: Derek Bickerstaff and Fazal Ali: Structural disorders of the knee 37: Nicholas Peirce: Patellofemoral/ extensor mechanism disorders 38: Steve McNally: Soft tissue injuries at the knee 39: Mark Batt and Gurjit Bhogal: Superior tibio-fibular joint 40: Mark Batt and Gurjit Bhogal: Exertional lower leg pain 41: Bryan English: Biomechanics of the foot and ankle 42: Richard Higgins: The ankle joint 43: Bryan English: The subtalar joint 44: Bryan English: Plantar fasciitis and heel pain 45: Tom Crisp: Achilles tendinopathy 46: Bryan English: Metatarsalgia 47: Nat Padhiar: Podiatry (podiatric medicine and surgery) Chapter 4: Management Strategies 48: Angela Clough: Musculoskeletal Triage- a physiotherapist's perspective 49: Angela Clough and Jennifer Klaber Moffett: Patient education and self-care 50: Michael Kuchera: Manual treatment of somatic dysfunction 51: John Tanner: Soft tissue injections 52: Keith Bush: Epidural injections 53: John Tanner: Spinal injections 54: Thomas Dorman: Prolotherapy - USA 55: Simon Petrides: Prolotherapy - UK 56: Toby Hall and Kim Robinson: The use of neurodynamics in pain management 57: John Tanner: Trigger point injections 58: Chan Gunn: Soft tissue pain: treatment with stimulation-produced analgesia 59: Anthony Campbell: Modern medical acupuncture 60: Stefan Blomberg: pragmatic algorithm for pain treatment and rehabilitation an integrated multimodal programme based on antidysfunctional medicine 61: Alena Kobesova, M Safarova, and P Kolar: Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization: Exercise in the developmental positions to achieve spinal stability and functional joint centration 62: Stefano della Villa, Diego Rizzo, and Bryan English: Exercise therapy: limbs 63: Sarah Mottram and Mark Comerford: Exercise therapy: spine 64: Grahame Brown: Chronic pain management 65: Adam Ward and Michael Hutson: An Integrative approach to therapy

About the Author

Dr Michael Hutson joined the RLHH's Department of Musculoskeletal Medicine in January 2010 bringing with him 40 years' experience of the diagnosis and management of injuries and disorders of the musculoskeletal system. He qualified from Cambridge University and at St Thomas' Hospital in London. He is past President of International Federation of Manual/Musculoskeletal Medicine (FIMM), past Chairman of the International Academy of Manual/Musculoskeletal Medicine,
and past President of British Institute of Musculoskeletal Medicine (BIMM). Dr Adam Ward qualified from Westiminster Hospital Medical School and has a Master's degree from the University of London. He
completed his specialist training in orthopaedic and musculoskeletal medicine in Paris, and is currently a senior consultant and director of the Department of Musculoskeletal Medicine at the Royal London Hospital for Intergrated Medicine. Dr Ward has published papers, articles and book chapters both in the medical and lay press and has broadcast on BBC Radio 2, Radio 4 and the World Service. His medical interests cover all aspects of orthopaedic and musculoskeletal medicine including prevention, treatment and lifestyle management. He was the first NHS consultant in the specialty and maintains an active interest in communicating, in all its aspects, the importance of musculoskeletal health.

Reviews

I would recommend this textbook to seasoned rheumatologists with an interest in orthopedic medicine and regional MSK syndromes. Physiatrists, physiotherapists, chiropractors, and sports medicine specialists will also find the material intriguing.
*Philip A. Baer, Journal of Rheumatology*

The editors Michael Hutson and Adam Ward have put together an extensive collection to keep us referring to this book for years to come!
*Kinetic Control - News*

Review from a previous edition: This superb textbook is a must-read for anyone interested in diagnosis and management of musculoskeletal pain.
*Zoltan Szaraz, DC, FCCRS(C), The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association*