Title: The cranio-cervical syndrome : mechanisms, assessment, and treatment /
Authors: Vernon, Howard
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann,
Year: 2001
Subjects: Neck pain; Headache; Cervical vertebrae Diseases; Headache diagnosis; Headache therapy; Cervical Vertebrae physiopathology; Neck Pain therapy
Abstract: Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, Toronto. Provides a comprehensive resource for practitioners. Presents anatomy and biomechanics of this spinal region and how the neurophysiology of the area provides an understanding of the mechanisms underlying neck and head pain as well as balance disorders. (Product Description).
Contents: Foreword viiPreface ixList of contributors xv 1. Clinical anatomy of the cranio-cervical syndrome 1 G. D. Cramer 2. Afferent mechanisms in the upper cervical spine 14 F. J. R. Richmond and B. D. Corneil 3. Neurophysiological mechanisms of head, face and neck pain 31 J. W. Hu 4. Diagnostic imaging of the cranio-cervical region 49 M. N. Deltoff 5. Biomechanics of the upper cervical spine 88 R. R. Brodeur 6. Mechanisms and pain patterns of the upper cervical spine 110 N. Bogduk 7. Tension-type and cervicogenic headaches: Part 1 Clinical descriptions and methods of assessment 117 H. T. Vernon 8. Tension-type and cervicogenic headaches: Part 2 A systematic review of complementary/alternative therapies 139 H. T. Vernon, C. McDermaid, C. Hagino 9. Cranio-cervical pain: Medical management 155 P. J. Rothbart and G. D. Gale10. Psychological aspects of head and neck pain 161 J. Reitav and G. Hamovitch11. Whiplash injury and the upper cervical spine 197 R. W. Teasell and A. P. Shapiro#xC;12. Manual therapy in children: with special emphasis on the upper cervical spine 207 H. Biedermann13. Cervicogenic vertigo: with special emphasis on whiplash-associated disorder 231 C. Tjell14. Vertebrobasilar incidents and spinal manipulative therapy of the cervical spine 244 C. McDermaidIndex.