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Table of Contents


	Ackowledgments	xi
	Introduction	xiii
PART I	MUSCULOSKELETAL COMPLAINTS
Chapter 1	General Approach to Musculoskeletal Complaints	3
	Context	3
	General Strategy	4
	History	8
	Examination	20
	Management	26
	Appendix 1�1	43
	Appendix 1�2	43
	Appendix 1�3	45
Chapter 2	Neck and Neck/Arm Complaints	47
	Context	47
	General Strategy	48
	Relevant Anatomy and Biomechanics	49
	Evaluation	56
	Management	64
	Selected Causes of Cervical Spine Pain	75
	Appendix 2�1	79
	Neck Diagnosis Table	83
Chapter 3	Temporomandibular Complaints	87
	Context	87
	General Strategy	88
	Relevant Anatomy and Biomechanics	88
	Evaluation	90
	Management	92
	Selected TMJ Disorders	96
	Appendix 3�1	98
Chapter 4	Thoracic Spine Complaints	101
	Context	101
	General Strategy	101
	Relevant Anatomy	102
	Biomechanics	103
	Evaluation	104
	Management	107
	Selected Disorders of the Thoracic Spine	111
	Appendix 4�1	114
	Thoracic Diagnosis Table	116
Chapter 5	Scoliosis	119
	Context	119
	General Strategy	120
	Idiopathic Scoliosis Etiology	120
	Evaluation	121
	Management	129
	Summary	134
	Appendix 5�1	138
Chapter 6	Lumbopelvic Complaints	143
	Context	143
	General Strategy	144
	Relevant Anatomy, Physiology, and Biomechanics	145
	Evaluation	147
	Management	171
	Selected Disorders of the Low Back	181
	Appendix 6�1	191
	Low Back Diagnosis Table	199
Chapter 7	Shoulder Girdle Complaints	203
	Context	203
	General Strategy	204
	Relevant Anatomy and Biomechanics	205
	Evaluation	207
	Management	225
	Selected Disorders of the Shoulder	235
	Appendix 7�1	248
	Shoulder Diagnosis Table	254
Chapter 8	Elbow Complaints	257
	Context	257
	General Strategy	257
	Relevant Anatomy and Biomechanics	258
	Evaluation	259
	Management	264
	Selected Disorders of the Elbow	271
	Appendix 8�1	275
	Elbow and Forearm Diagnosis Table	278
Chapter 9	Wrist and Forearm Complaints	281
	Context	281
	General Strategy	281
	Relevant Anatomy and Biomechanics	283
	Evaluation	284
	Management	291
	Selected Disorders of the Wrist and Forearm	294
	Appendix 9�1	307
Chapter 10	Finger and Thumb Complaints	311
	Context	311
	General Strategy	311
	Relevant Clinical Anatomy	312
	Evaluation	313
	Management	317
	Selected Disorders of the Finger, Thumb, and Hand	324
	Appendix 10�1	333
	Wrist and Hand Diagnosis Table	335
Chapter 11	Hip, Groin, and Thigh Complaints	339
	Context	339
	General Strategy	339
	Relevant Anatomy	340
	Evaluation	342
	Management	348
	Selected Disorders of the Hip, Groin, and Thigh	353
	Appendix 11�1	364
	Hip Pain Diagnosis Table	366
Chapter 12	Knee Complaints	369
	Context	369
	General Strategy	370
	Relevant Anatomy and Biomechanics	371
	Evaluation	373
	Management	385
	Selected Disorders of the Knee	398
	Appendix 12�1	417
	Knee Diagnosis Table	422
Chapter 13	Lower Leg Complaints	427
	Context	427
	General Strategy	427
	Relevant Anatomy	428
	Evaluation	428
	Management	430
	Selected Disorders of the Lower Leg and Posterior Heel	433
	Appendix 13�1	438
Chapter 14	Foot and Ankle Complaints	441
	Context	441
	General Strategy	441
	Relevant Anatomy and Biomechanics	442
	Evaluation	445
	Management	452
	Selected Foot Disorders	464
	Appendix 14�1	474
	Foot/Ankle/Lower Leg Diagnosis Table	476
PART II	NEUROLOGIC COMPLAINTS
Chapter 15	Weakness	483
	Context	483
	General Strategy	483
	Relevant Anatomy and Physiology	485
	Evaluation	485
	Management	491
	Selected Neurologic and Muscular Diseases	495
	Appendix 15�1	500
Chapter 16	Numbness, Tingling, and Pain	501
	Context	501
	General Strategy	501
	Relevant Anatomy	503
	Evaluation	506
	Management	508
	Appendix 16�1	512
	Appendix 16�2	512
Chapter 17	Headache	513
	Context	513
	General Strategy	514
	Theories of Causation of Primary Headaches	516
	Management	523
	Selected Headache Disorders	531
	Appendix 17�1	536
	Appendix 17�2	536
	Headache Diagnosis Matrix	541
Chapter 18	Dizziness	545
	Context	545
	General Strategy	545
	Relevant Anatomy and Physiology	547
	Evaluation	548
	Management	554
	Selected Causes of Vertigo	563
	Appendix 18�1	566
Chapter 19	Seizures	569
	Context	569
	General Strategy	570
	Definitions and Classifications	570
	Relevant Anatomy and Physiology	574
	Evaluation	574
	Management	576
	Appendix 19�1	581
	Appendix 19�2	581
PART III	GENERAL CONCERNS
Chapter 20	Depression	585
	Context	585
	General Strategy	585
	Terminology and Classification	586
	Evaluation	588
	Management	589
	Appendix 20�1	592
	Appendix 20�2	592
Chapter 21	Fatigue	595
	Context	595
	General Strategy	595
	General Discussion	596
	Evaluation	597
	Management	599
	Selected Disorders Presenting as Fatigue	602
	Appendix 21�1	608
Chapter 22	Fever	611
	Context	611
	General Strategy	612
	Relevant Physiology	612
	Hyperthermia	612
	Evaluation	613
	Management	615
	Appendix 22�1	616
Chapter 23	Sleep and Related Complaints	617
	Context	617
	General Strategy	617
	Relevant Anatomy and Physiology	618
	Classification System	619
	Evaluation	620
	Management	621
	Appendix 23�1	625
	Appendix 23�2	625
Chapter 24	Hypertension	627
	Context	627
	Relevant Physiology	627
	General Strategy	628
	Evaluation	628
	Management	631
	Appendix 24�1	636
	Appendix 24�2	636
Chapter 25	Lower Leg Swelling	639
	Context	639
	General Strategy	639
	Relevant Physiology and Anatomy	639
	Evaluation	641
	Management	642
	Selected Causes of Lower Leg Swelling	644
	Appendix 25�1	647
Chapter 26	Lymphadenopathy	649
	Context	649
	General Strategy	649
	Relevant Anatomy and Physiology	650
	Evaluation	650
	Management	651
	Selected Causes of Lymphadenopathy	653
	Appendix 26�1	655
Chapter 27	Skin Problems	657
	Context	657
	General Strategy	660
	Evaluation	661
	Management	665
	Appendix 27�1	665
Chapter 28	Vaccination: A Brief Overview	667
	Context	667
	OPV (Polio)	671
	MMR (Focus on Measles)	671
	DPT (Focus on Pertussis)	671
	Summary	672
	Some Childhood Diseases	673
	Appendix 28�1	675
	Appendix 28�2	672
Chapter 29	Weight Loss	677
	Context	677
	General Strategy	677
	Relevant Physiology	678
	Evaluation	678
	Management	680
	Appendix 29�1	683
Chapter 30	Weight Gain/Obesity	685
	Context	685
	General Strategy	686
	Evaluation	687
	Management	687
	Appendix 30�1	690
	Appendix 30�2	690
Chapter 31	Osteoporosis	691
	Context	691
	General Strategy	692
	Relevant Anatomy and Physiology	692
	Evaluation	693
	Management	695
	Appendix 31�1	698
PART IV	GASTROINTESTINAL COMPLAINTS
Chapter 32	Abdominal Pain	703
	Context	703
	General Strategy	703
	Relevant Anatomy and Physiology	704
	Evaluation	706
	Examination	712
	Management	714
	Selected Causes of Acute Abdominal Pain	717
	Selected Causes of Recurrent Abdominal Pain	722
	Appendix 32�1	729
	Appendix 32�2	729
Chapter 33	Constipation	733
	Context	733
	General Strategy	733
	Relevant Anatomy and Physiology	734
	Evaluation	735
	Management	737
	Appendix 33�1	741
Chapter 34	Diarrhea	743
	Context	743
	General Strategy	743
	Relevant Anatomy and Physiology	746
	Evaluation	746
	Management	748
	Appendix 34�1	751
PART V	GENITOURINARY COMPLAINTS
Chapter 35	Urinary Incontinence and Voiding Dysfunction	755
	Context	755
	General Strategy	755
	Relevant Anatomy and Physiology	757
	Evaluation	758
	Management	759
	Selected Causes of Voiding Dysfunction or Pain	764
	Appendix 35�1	767
	Appendix 35�2	768
Chapter 36	Enuresis	769
	Context	769
	General Strategy	769
	Relevant Anatomy and Physiology	770
	Evaluation	770
	Management	771
	Appendix 36�1	773
Chapter 37	Vaginal Bleeding	775
	Context	775
	General Strategy	775
	Relevant Anatomy and Physiology	775
	Evaluation	776
	Management	776
	Appendix 37�1	779
PART VI	CARDIOPULMONARY COMPLAINTS
Chapter 38	Syncope/Presyncope	783
	Context	783
	General Strategy	783
	Relevant Physiology	784
	Evaluation	784
	Management	786
	Appendix 38�1	787
Chapter 39	Chest Pain	789
	Context	789
	General Strategy	789
	Relevant Anatomy and Physiology	789
	Evaluation	794
	Management	796
	Selected Causes of Chest Pain	799
	Appendix 39�1	806
	Appendix 39�2	806
Chapter 40	Palpitations	809
	Context	809
	General Strategy	809
	Relevant Anatomy and Physiology	810
	Evaluation	810
	Management	814
	Possible Causes of Palpitations	817
	Appendix 40�1	819
Chapter 41	Dyspnea (Difficulty Breathing)	821
	Context	821
	General Strategy	821
	Relevant Anatomy and Physiology	824
	Evaluation	825
	Management	827
	Selected Causes of Dyspnea	830
	Appendix 41�1	835
	Appendix 41�2	835
Chapter 42	Cough	837
	Context	837
	General Strategy	837
	Relevant Anatomy and Physiology	838
	Evaluation	838
	Management	840
	Selected Causes of Cough	844
	Appendix 42�1	846
PART VII	HEAD AND FACE COMPLAINTS
Chapter 43	Eye Complaints	851
	Context	851
	Review of General Terminology	851
	General Strategy	852
	Evaluation	853
	Management	856
	Selected Causes of Vision Loss	860
	Appendix 43�1	864
	Appendix 43�2	864
Chapter 44	Facial Pain	867
	Context	867
	General Strategy	867
	Relevant Neurology	868
	Evaluation	868
	Management	869
	Facial Pain Caused by Neuralgias	872
	Appendix 44�1	873
Chapter 45	Ear Pain	875
	Context	875
	General Strategy	875
	Relevant Anatomy and Physiology	875
	Evaluation	876
	Management	877
	Selected Causes of Ear Pain	881
	Appendix 45�1	884
	Appendix 45�2	884
Chapter 46	Hearing Loss	885
	Context	885
	General Strategy	885
	Relevant Anatomy and Physiology	886
	Evaluation	886
	Management	889
	Selected Causes of Hearing Loss	892
	Appendix 46�1	893
	Appendix 46�2	893
Chapter 47	Tinnitus	895
	Context	895
	General Strategy	895
	Relevant Anatomy and Physiology	895
	Evaluation	896
	Management	896
	Appendix 47�1	899
Chapter 48	Epistaxis (Nosebleed)	901
	Contest	901
	General Strategy	901
	Relevant Anatomy	901
	Evaluation	902
	Management	902
	Appendix 48�1	902
Chapter 49	Sore Throat	903
	Context	903
	General Strategy	903
	Evaluation	904
	Management	905
	Appendix 49�1	906
PART VIII	SPECIAL CONDITIONS
Chapter 50	Diabetes Mellitus	909
	Context	909
	General Strategy	910
	Relevant Physiology	910
	Evaluation	912
	Management	914
	Appendix 50�1	919
	Appendix 50�2	919
Chapter 51	Thyroid Dysfunction	921
	Context	921
	General Strategy	921
	Relevant Physiology	922
	Evaluation	922
	Laboratory Testing and Management	923
	Selected Thyroid Disorders	925
	Appendix 51�1	928
Chapter 52	Hyperlipidemia	929
	Context	929
	General Strategy	929
	Relevant Physiology	930
	Evaluation	930
	Management	933
	Appendix 52�1	942
	Appendix 52�2	942
Chapter 53	Anemia	945
	Context	945
	General Strategy	945
	Relevant Physiology	947
	Management	949
	Selected Anemias	953
	Appendix 53�1	956
PART IX	SPECIAL PATIENT GROUPS
Chapter 54	The Pediatric/Adolescent Patient	961
	Context	961
	General Strategy	961
	Sports-Related Issues in the Young Patient	975
	A Region-based Approach to Complaints and Concerns of Patient/Parent	996
	Appendix 54�1	1008
	Appendix 54�2	1009
Chapter 55	The Geriatric Patient	1011
	Context	1011
	General Strategy	1013
	Relevant Anatomy and Physiology	1015
	Evaluation	1017
	Focused Concerns	1022
	Specific Management Issues	1034
	Appendix 55�1	1037
	Appendix 55�2	1037
Chapter 56	The Female Patient	1041
	Context	1041
	General Strategy	1042
	Female Hormonal and Reproductive Physiology	1043
	Focused Issues	1045
	Appendix 56�1	1071
	Appendix 56�2	1071
	Appendix
	Pharmacology for the Chiropractor: How Medications may Affect Patient Presentation and Management-Outcomes	1075
	Concensus Document for the Operationally Defined Use of LCD Codes: Palmer Chiropractic College West Clinics	1111
	Index	1113