100 Questions & Answers About Spine Disorders

by Rahul Jandial, Henry E. Aryan

Overview

Empower Yourself!Whether you're a newly diagnosed patient or loved one of someone suffering from a spine disorder, this book offers help. The only text available to provide both the doctor's and patient's views, 100 Questions & Answers About Spine Disorders offers practical and thorough medical information from which patients can gain insight into their illness, understand the variety of treatment options that exist, experience more meaningful interaction with their care-givers, and feel empowered for personal healing. Written by an expert neurosurgeon, with commentary from actual patients, this is an invaluable resource for anyone struggling with the medical, physical, and emotional turmoil of a spine disorder. © 2009 | 172 pages

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780763749880
Publisher:	Jones & Bartlett Learning
Publication date:	02/06/2008
Series:	100 Questions & Answers about
Edition description:	1E
Pages:	172
Product dimensions:	8.94(w) x 5.96(h) x 0.39(d)

About the Author

Rahul Jandial, MD, PhD, is a neurosurgeon and scientist with the University of California, San Diego Medical Center and the Burnham Institute for Medical Research in La Jolla, California. He lives in San Diego with his wife, Danielle – also a physician and scientist – and their three sons, Zain, Kai, and Ronak.

Henry E. Aryan, MD, is a neurosurgeon who completed his fellowship in Complex Spinal Reconstruction and Neurospinal Oncology from the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). He maintains an academic affiliation with UCSF as well as a private practice in Fresno, California, where he lives with his journalist wife and their two children.

Table of Contents

Preface     ix
The Healthy Spine and Spinal Cord     1
Provide background information on the physiology of the spine
Degenerative Spine Disease-Discs     17
Address a number of degenerative conditions primarily involving the spinal discs
Degenerative Spine Disease-Stenosis and Spondylosis     31
Explore other degenerative spine issues
Spine Trauma     47
Aescribe a variety of fractures, as well as symptoms and treatments
Spinal Cord Injury     67
Cover basic facts regarding spinal cord injuries
Tumors of the Spine and Spinal Cord     79
Discuss facts you need to know regarding a diagnosis of a tumor or the spine or spinal cord
Scoliosis     87
Relate to general information you need to know regarding scoliosis
Pediatric Spine Disorders     95
Offer information on spine disorders in youths
Diagnostic Studies     103
Explain the tests used to detect and identify your spinal condition
Nonsurgical Treatment     115
Cover a variety of nonsurgical treatment options
Surgery on the Spine     137
Give an extended overview of surgical treatment options
Spine Rehabilitation     151
Provide practical advice regarding therapy and lifestyle changes
Glossary     161
Index     165