Spinal Surgery for Physiotherapists
• Offers an explicitly multidisciplinary approach to rehabilitation

• Places emphasis on the precise role and goals of surgery in spinal problems

• Written for any healthcare professional dealing with patients who have undergone or will undergo spinal surgery

Pain and discomfort related to the spine are extremely common, to the extent that back and neck pain may be considered part of the human condition. In most instances, interventions are not necessary. However, surgery can be required in some situations, and may be considered as a valuable option in others. In order to enable accurate patient counselling and to help in fine-tuning indications for surgery (for example, after unsatisfactory relief from conservative pain management), physiotherapists and rehabilitation specialists should be aware of surgery rationales and techniques. In most cases, surgery does not stand on its own, and postoperative rehabilitation will benefit from a certain degree of surgical knowledge by the physiotherapist and rehabilitation specialist. Additionally, it is paramount that all spinal caregivers speak the same vocabulary and issue the same messages to the patient. This little book explains surgical reasoning and surgical techniques to non-surgeons. It aims at crossing the bridge between surgical and rehabilitation paradigms to the benefit of patients. The entire field is covered in a concise and comprehensive way, and will be a must-read in spinal rehabilitation practices.

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Spinal Surgery for Physiotherapists
• Offers an explicitly multidisciplinary approach to rehabilitation

• Places emphasis on the precise role and goals of surgery in spinal problems

• Written for any healthcare professional dealing with patients who have undergone or will undergo spinal surgery

Pain and discomfort related to the spine are extremely common, to the extent that back and neck pain may be considered part of the human condition. In most instances, interventions are not necessary. However, surgery can be required in some situations, and may be considered as a valuable option in others. In order to enable accurate patient counselling and to help in fine-tuning indications for surgery (for example, after unsatisfactory relief from conservative pain management), physiotherapists and rehabilitation specialists should be aware of surgery rationales and techniques. In most cases, surgery does not stand on its own, and postoperative rehabilitation will benefit from a certain degree of surgical knowledge by the physiotherapist and rehabilitation specialist. Additionally, it is paramount that all spinal caregivers speak the same vocabulary and issue the same messages to the patient. This little book explains surgical reasoning and surgical techniques to non-surgeons. It aims at crossing the bridge between surgical and rehabilitation paradigms to the benefit of patients. The entire field is covered in a concise and comprehensive way, and will be a must-read in spinal rehabilitation practices.

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Spinal Surgery for Physiotherapists

Spinal Surgery for Physiotherapists

by Bart Depreitere
Spinal Surgery for Physiotherapists

Spinal Surgery for Physiotherapists

by Bart Depreitere

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Overview

• Offers an explicitly multidisciplinary approach to rehabilitation

• Places emphasis on the precise role and goals of surgery in spinal problems

• Written for any healthcare professional dealing with patients who have undergone or will undergo spinal surgery

Pain and discomfort related to the spine are extremely common, to the extent that back and neck pain may be considered part of the human condition. In most instances, interventions are not necessary. However, surgery can be required in some situations, and may be considered as a valuable option in others. In order to enable accurate patient counselling and to help in fine-tuning indications for surgery (for example, after unsatisfactory relief from conservative pain management), physiotherapists and rehabilitation specialists should be aware of surgery rationales and techniques. In most cases, surgery does not stand on its own, and postoperative rehabilitation will benefit from a certain degree of surgical knowledge by the physiotherapist and rehabilitation specialist. Additionally, it is paramount that all spinal caregivers speak the same vocabulary and issue the same messages to the patient. This little book explains surgical reasoning and surgical techniques to non-surgeons. It aims at crossing the bridge between surgical and rehabilitation paradigms to the benefit of patients. The entire field is covered in a concise and comprehensive way, and will be a must-read in spinal rehabilitation practices.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9789401482547
Publisher: Lannoo International
Publication date: 06/30/2022
Pages: 120
Product dimensions: 5.51(w) x 8.27(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Dr Bart Depreitere is a staff member neurosurgeon at the Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven, where he is the President of the programme for multidisciplinary care. He is a Professor at KU Leuven, where he teaches neurosurgery and pathology of the spine. His research is focused on the physiology and biomechanics of traumatic brain injury. Additionally, he is the Vice President of the Spine Society of Belgium and coordinator of the Lower Back Pain project for the Belgian Healthcare Knowledge Centre.

Table of Contents

Preface 9

Introduction 15

Part 1 A Surgical Perspective on the Cervical Spine 23

Surgical approaches to the cervical spine 23

Trauma of the cervical spine 25

Cervical radicular pain 28

Cervical degenerative myelopathy 35

Other than traumatic and degenerative conditions 40

Postoperative rehabilitation 41

What about axial pain? 42

Red flags in the cervical spine 43

Part 2 A Surgical Perspective on the Thoracic Spine 47

Surgical approaches to the thoracic spine 47

Trauma of the thoracic spine 49

Thoracic disc herniation 51

Yellow ligament hypertrophy 52

Other than traumatic and degenerative conditions 53

Postoperative rehabilitation 54

What about axial pain? 55

Red flags in the thoracic spine 56

Part 3 A Surgical Perspective on the Lumbosacral Spine 61

Surgical approaches to the lumbosacral spine 61

Trauma of the lumbosacral spine 63

Lumbar disc herniation 65

Lumbar stenosis without deformity 71

Lumbar spine arthrodesis techniques 75

Lumbar stenosis in deformity 79

Thoracolumbar deformity 81

Other than traumatic and degenerative conditions 82

Postoperative rehabilitation 83

What about axial pain? 84

Red flags in the lumbosacral spine 85

Vocabulary of Surgical Procedures 91

Other Abbreviations 97

Acknowledgements 99

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