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Dedication; Foreword; Contents; Contributors; Part I: The Basics: I. Background Focus; 1: Chronic Pain; Key Concepts; Definition; Types of pain; Mechanism; Chronicity; Suggested Reading; 2: Mechanisms of Chronic Pain; Key Concepts; Introduction; Peripheral Sensitization; Central Sensitization; Conclusion; Suggested Reading; 3: Overview of Chronic Pain; Introduction; Opioid Epidemic; Lack of Physicians to Treat Pain; Economic Burden; Suggested Reading; Part II: The Basics: II. Anatomy; 4: Anatomy of the Spine; Key Concepts; Introduction; Osteology; Cervical Vertebrae

Bony Palpation Soft Tissue Palpation; Range of Motion (ROM); Neurologic Examination; Coordination and Gait Testing; Examination of Related Areas; Suggested Reading; 10: Upper Extremity Physical Examination; Key Concepts; Introduction; Anatomy; Innervation; Physical Examination; Imaging Studies; Additional Studies; Suggested Reading; 11: Lower Extremity Physical Examination; Key Concepts; Introduction; Anatomy; Innervation; Physical Examination; Hip Physical Examination Maneuvers; Knee Physical Examination Maneuvers; Foot and Ankle Physical Examination Maneuvers

Imaging Studies Additional Studies; Suggested Reading; 12: History and Physical Examination for Neuropathy; Key Concepts; History and Pain Assessment; Physical Examination; Important Tests; Suggested Reading; 13: History and Physical Exam: Systemic Rheumatologic Disorders; Key Concepts; Introduction; History; Physical Examination; Suggested Reading; Part IV: Evaluation and Assessment: IV. Imaging and EMG/NCV; 14: Indications/Interpretation for Advanced Imaging: MRI and CT; Key Points; Introduction; Suggested Reading; 15: Indications for/Interpretation of Electrodiagnostic Testing

Physical Examination Imaging; Conclusion; Suggested Reading; 7: Cervical Spine History and Physical; Key Concepts; History; Physical Exam; Inspection; Palpation; Bony Palpation; Soft Tissue Palpation; Range of Motion (ROM); Neurologic Examination; Reflexes; Gait Testing; Special Tests; Examination of Related Areas; Suggested Reading; 8: Thoracic Spine History and Physical; Key Concepts; Introduction; History and Pain Assessment; Physical Examination; Suggested Reading; 9: Lumbar Spine History and Physical; Key Concepts; History; Physical Exam; Inspection; Palpation

Thoracic Vertebrae Lumbar Vertebrae; Sacrum and Coccyx; Intervertebral Foramen and the Safe Triangle; Intervertebral Disk; Spinal Cord; Gray Matter; White Matter; Arterial Supply to the Spine; Venous Drainage of the Spinal Cord; Ischemia/Infarction of the Spinal Cord; Imaging; Spinal Pathology; Suggested Reading; 5: Peripheral Pathways and Anatomy of the Peripheral Nerve; Key Concepts; Introduction; Background; Suggested Reading; Part III: Evaluation and Assessment: III. History and Physical; 6: Evaluation of Headache; Key Concepts; Introduction; History

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