The Back Book

by Ziya L. Gokaslan, Lee Hunter Riley III MD, Ziya L. Gokaslan MD

Book Overview

Eighty percent of Americans experience back pain in varying degrees at some point in their lives. In fact, back pain is second only to the common cold as a reason why people visit a doctor.

In The Back Book, Johns Hopkins surgeons Ziya L. Gokaslan and Lee Hunter Riley explain the causes and complexities of back pain and the various paths to diagnosis and treatment. Stressing the importance of individualized treatment, they discuss...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801890438
• ISBN13: 9780801890437
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher