Full Description
Comprehensive text to identify early stage peripheral nerve injuries & diagnostic treatment procedures
Contents
Pathophysiology of nerve injury and electrodiagnostics; Mechanisms of nerve injury; Classification of nerve injuries; Regeneration and recovery of nerve function; Electrodiagnostic testing; Cervical radiculopathies, brachial plexopathies, and the burner syndrome; Cervical radiculopathies; Brachial plexopathies; The burner/stinger syndrome; Proximal upper-extremity nerve injuries; Brachial plexopathies; Spinal accessory neuropathy; Dorsal scapular neuropathy; Long thoracic neuropathy; Suprascapular neuropathy; Axillary neuropathy; Musculocutaneous neuropathy;Distal upper-extremity nerve injuries; Median nerve; Ulnar nerve; Radial nerve; Lumbar radiculopathies; Anatomy; The lumbar degenerative cascade; Key clinical findings and diagnostic tests; Operative versus nonoperative treatment; Stages of rehabilitation; Lower-extremity nerve injuries; Neuropathies of the lumbar plexus; Neuropathies of the sacral plexus; General principles of peripheral nerve injury rehabilitation; Rehabilitation goals; Treatment modalities; Treatment of acute, complete, incomplete, and chronic injuries; Rehabilitation of upper-extremity nerve injuries; Median nerve injuries; Ulnar nerve injuries; Radial nerve injuries; Musculocutaneous nerve injuries; Axillary nerve injuries; Long thoracic nerve injuries; Suprascapular nerve injuries; Rehabilitation in radiculopathies and lower-extremity peripheral nerve injuries; Radiculopathy; Femoral neuropathy; Obturator neuropathy; Superior gluteal neuropathy; Inferior gluteal neuropathy; Tibial neuropathy; Peroneal neuropathies; Sciatic neuropathy; Lateral femoral cutaneous neuropathy; Saphenous neuropathy; Sural neuropathy; Medial and lateral plantar neuropathies; Digital neuropathies; Pudendal neuropathy.
