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New Book Offers Solutions for Low Back Pain
Intervertebral Discs and Other Mechanical Disorders of the Lumbar Spine is written for physical therapists and physicians interested in the treatment of low back pain and is truly one of the only books of its kind.
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May 7, 2008 (FPRC) -- Well-known physical therapist and physiatrist Dr. Basmajian (Father of EMG Biofeedback) claims this to be a seminal book on low back pain. The book, he said, “should strengthen the hands and minds of several branches of the healing professions while clearing the debris of dubious techniques."
The book covers many different topics, including anatomy, sprains/strains, intervertebral disc conditions, spinal stenosis, disc degeneration, spondylosis, epidemiology, clinical evaluation, chronic low back pain and physical therapy techniques.
C. Kumarlal Fernando is an internationally-known physical therapist and expert on pain, with over 50 years of experience. He has written and lectured extensively on physical therapy, pain and low back pain. Fernando is a Fulbright Scholar, as well as a graduate of New York University, where he was awarded the Founder's Award for scholastic achievement, and later served as Senior Physical Therapist at the Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine.
Fernando is the current Executive Director of the Forest Hill Institute for Back Pain, Inc., as well as President and CEO of Island Rehabilitation in Marc Island. He has served as past Director of: the Departments of Physical Therapy at Schwab Rehabilitation Center, Mount Sinai Hospital Medical Center, Johnston R. Bowman Center and Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Home Health Care Unit.
Intervertebral Discs and Other Mechanical Disorders of the Lumbar Spine (ISBN 978-1-60264-066-5 softcover; 978-1-60264-067-2 hardcover) is available from Virtual-bookworm.com, Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble.com. The book can also be ordered from most bookstores around the United States and United Kingdom.
Send an email to Bobby Bernshausen of Virtualbookworm.com Publishing Inc.
877-376-4955
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