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THE DIAGNOSIS AND MISDIAGNOSIS OF BACK PAIN

The Almanac of Back Pain Treatments by Julie Zimmerman The Diagnosis and Misdiagnosis of Back Pain by Julie Zimmerman RPT
Biddle Publishing Company

A complete guide to the causes of bad backs and how professionals diagnose them, including...

the controversy among health care providers.
the reasons for misdiagnoses and multiple diagnoses
the doctors who diagnose and the procedures they use
the conditions that cause back pain and their accurate diagnosis and treatment.

ISBN: 1-879418-02-9
©1991
$9.95 US
Softcover

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"Finding a practitioner who can confidently pin-point the problem comes as a great relief - unless the treatment is ineffective.:

"Patients are often stereotyped into three groups - those with neurologic signs have a disk rupture, those without have a muscle strain and those with abnormal x-rays have arthritis; unfortunately it's not that clear-cut."

"The patient may be asked about stress, causing him or her to fear that the doctor thinks the pain 'is all in my head'."

ENDORSEMENTS

"Each book retails for $9.95 and offers a nonfancy round-up of current thinking on back pain. Zimmerman also illustrates how that thinking has changed."

The Back Letter

"Zimmerman is especially strong in her surveys of medical testing and diagnostic pros and cons, and differing treatments assigned to differing causes of pain."

The Midwest Book Review

"All three books are easy to understand and well written, and they all feature an appendix of references, a glossary of terms used and an index. Back pain sufferers will probably find the volume on living with back pain the most useful, as it presents lifestyle adjustments that may be needed, whether they be physical, emotional or a combination. Recommended for their low-key coverage of a difficult and controversial subject for all public and health sciences libraries."

Library Journal

"Physical therapist Julie Zimmerman has tackled back pain in a series of books that combine practical information for the layperson and useful material for the professional. I was surprised at how much she was able to pack into three small paperbacks for the reasonable price of $9.95"