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*