Diagnosis and Treatment of Low Back and Leg Pain

Author: Ye Yingling, Zhou Bingwen (Editor-in-Chief)
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Publish Date: 2004-03-02
Features: "The diagnosis and treatment of low back and leg pain have made relatively in-depth, extensive, and highly effective progress in both basic research and clinical practice in the field of clinical painology. These achievements are inseparable from the efforts of many disciplines, such as soft tissue surgery, orthopedics, spinal surgery, neurosurgery, ophthalmology and otolaryngology, obstetrics and gynecology, rheumatology and rheumatoid diseases, oncology, traditional Chinese medicine, pharmacy, imaging diagnostics, and particularly anesthesiology, which has a unique advantage in pain relief. In the Ministry of Health's (89) No. 12 document, based on professional nature, the diagnosis and treatment of pain were classified as one of the four major tasks of anesthesiology. In tertiary and class-A hospitals, it is classified as a first-level clinical department with both outpatient and inpatient services, laying an organizational foundation for the further development of painology in terms of medical education, research, and teaching. This book is one of the series on the diagnosis and treatment of common clinical conditions, comprising thirty-four chapters. In the revised edition, it has been updated and expanded to incorporate recent advancements in the field. It provides a detailed exposition of the anatomical, biomechanical, pathological, etiological, and epidemiological foundations related to low back and leg pain, as well as clinical diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. Each chapter introduces common conditions causing low back and leg pain, such as myofascial syndrome, ankylosing spondylitis, lumbar disc herniation, chronic joint pain, etc., covering their diagnosis, treatment, and prevention, along with numerous clinical case examples. The content is rich and highly clinical-specific, making it valuable for clinical physicians and grassroots medical personnel. It is also suitable for patients with low back and leg pain to refer to."