The Head and Neck: Theory and Practice

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· Jessica Kingsley Publishers
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528
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About this ebook

Musculoskeletal neck and head pain is a one of the highest health burdens faced globally. Management of people with this pain is complex, multi-factorial, and challenging. Scientific evidence continues to grow in this area but can often be confusing or contradictory. This multi-contributed compendium is a much-needed resource for all healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators treating neck and head dysfunction.
Taking a holistic and patient-centred approach, this vital, interdisciplinary book discusses the background of these dysfunctions and reviews specific conditions of the neck and head. It also includes evidence-based clinical assessment and management, clinical reasoning, and is supplemented with patient stories and supporting resources.
Musculoskeletal neck and head pain is a one of the highest health burdens faced globally. Management of people with this pain is complex, multi-factorial, and challenging. Scientific evidence continues to grow in this area but can often be confusing or contradictory. This multi-contributed compen...

About the author

Professor Roger Kerry is head of Physiotherapy Education at the University of Nottingham, UK. He has 27 years of clinical and research experience with people with head and neck pain and is a leading global academic on adverse events of neck pain interventions. Roger is the co-author of IFOMPT Framework for Vascular Pathologies of the Neck Risk Assessment. He lives in Nottingham, UK.
Professor Barbara Cagnie is the Head of Education in Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy at Ghent University, Belgium. She has over 20 years of experience in research, teaching and clinical practice in the rehabilitation of patients with neck pain. She has delivered courses on an international scale and is the author of three books on neck pain disorders.

Professor Roger Kerry is head of Physiotherapy Education at the University of Nottingham, UK. He has 27 years of clinical and research experience with people with head and neck pain and is a leading global academic on adverse events of neck pain interventions. Roger is the co-author of IFOMPT Fra...

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