Section 1. The injury processThe type of injury. Developing a management model. Understanding the symptoms. Understanding the physiology of the injury process. Ergonomic factors. Psychosocial aspects. Personal factors. Principles of treatment and management.Section 2. Low back painEpidemiology of low back pain. Risk factors for low back pain. The type of injury. Complex low back pain. Management.Section 3. Neck, shoulder and upper limb painNeck pain. Shoulder pain. Elbow, forearm and wrist pain. Nerve entrapments. Multiple tissue disorders. Management strategies for chronic injuries.References.
Andrew Wilson is a registered osteopath and qualified ergonomist.
He works in private practice in New Zealand and also teaches to
various professional groups concerned with the management of
musculoskeletal problems. He graduated from the British College of
Naturopathy and Osteopathy in 1981. Since then hehas been in
private practice as an osteopath in Tauranga New Zealand, where he
is clinical director of a busy osteopathic clinic. He is a past
president of the New Zealand Register of Osteopaths.
Wilson started an ergonomic consultancy in 1992 completing over
500
workplace assessments. Since then he developed his own workplace
assessment system which he teaches to other practitioners. His
particular interests lie in the rehabilitation of overuse injuries
and related furniture design. . He has developed techniques
specifically designed to address problems related to poor movement
or posture. This book is based on his assessment system and related
management techniques.
He is also involved in teaching on the new masters course in
osteopathy which was recently started up in Auckland, New
Zealand.
He lectures and writes about posture and ergonomics. His
published
books are 'Are You Sitting Comfortably?' (Optima) and 'The
Complete
Guide to Good Posture at Work' (Random House).
""This volume sets out to provide an overview of the clinical and ergonomic management of work-related muscolo-skeletal ill health. The format and text make it easily read and digested. The text is widely referenced and likely to encourage readers to extend their knowledge base further. It is a soft-back publication, on good quality paper, with the text literally illustrated with line drawings, charts and photographs."" J M Hoenich, Physiotherapy, April 2002
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