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The Gunn approach to the treatment of chronic pain : intramuscular stimulation for myofascial pain of radiculopathic origin /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gunn, C. Chan
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Churchill Livingstone, 1996.
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Pain Management.
Chronic Disease > therapy.
Electric Stimulation Therapy.
Acupuncture.
Table of Contents:
  • Pt. 1. An overview
  • An introduction to radiculopathic pain
  • IMS--the technique
  • Treating chronic pain
  • Pt. 2. Intramuscular stimulation in practice
  • Summary
  • Guidelines for diagnosis
  • Treatment and needle technique
  • General examination
  • Regional examination and specific treatment
  • Cervical spine
  • Upper limb
  • Shoulder
  • Elbow and forearm
  • Wrist and hand
  • Back
  • Dorsal back
  • Lumbar back
  • Lower limb
  • Buttock
  • Posterior thigh
  • Anterior thigh and knee
  • Leg and dorsum of foot
  • Calf
  • Foot.
  • Pt. 3. Supplementary information
  • Musculoskeletal pain of spondylotic origin
  • Table I. Shortened muscles in common syndromes
  • Table II. segmental innervation of muscles
  • Sources of supplies
  • Abbreviations for commonly treated muscles
  • Pt. . Appendices
  • List of appendices.