Michael Harbus (editor) - A Case-Based Approach to Neck Pain: A Pocket Guide to Pathology, Diagnosis and Management

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This book is designed to serve as a reference for students and healthcare providers who treat neck pain. Neck pain is a common presenting complaint of patients who visit providers who treat musculoskeletal conditions. As with many musculoskeletal complaints, there is significant overlap in the presentation of many of the pathologies that cause neck pain, which can create challenges in arriving at an accurate diagnosis based on a patients history and physical exam.

The book provides an overview of the most common causes of neck pain including strains, sprains, facet-mediated pain, radiculopathies and discogenic pain, and it delves into the diagnosis and treatment for these commonly seen conditions. The book presents the anatomy, pathophysiology, presentation, diagnostic work-up and evidence-based treatment plans for common causes of neck pain in an easily accessible manner. By doing so, we hope that it will enable its readers to provide more accurate diagnosis and effective treatments for their patients.

Ultimately, this book aims to guide providers from multiple specialties and disciplinesincluding physical therapists, primary care physicians, physiatrists and spine surgeonsin their approach when treating patients who present with neck pain.

I want to thank my wife, Stephanie, for her endless generosity and understanding; my parents, Ellen and Fred, for their selflessness, and for being the best role models I could ask for; my sister, Carolyn, for always being a source of advice and support; and my grandparents, who taught me immeasurable amounts about hard work, family and balance. I would also like to thank my co-editors whose guidance made this book possible.

Michael Harbus

It has been a pleasure to collaborate on this book. I want to first thank my co-editors and all of the amazing authors who worked so hard to make this book a reality. Thank you to my colleagues at Princeton Spine and Joint Center for continuing to push, nurture and challenge me. And thank you to my family, Ana, Mila, Lara, Luka, Twinkle and Lili for putting up with me when I disappear into the study to write.

Grant Cooper

I would like to thank my amazing family, Sandra, Alex, Mikhayla and Andrew for all of their continued love and support through this journey. Thank you of course to my long-time friend, colleague and co-editor on this and so many other projects, Dr. Grant Cooper. Thank you to all of our fantastic authors and other editors who came together to make this book a success.

Joseph E. Herrera, DO, FAAPMR

I would like to thank all of the great authors contributing to this book, as well as my co-editors. I would also like to thank all friends and colleagues for their support and camaraderie. I would like to extend special gratitude to Ana and Grant for wearing so many hats in my life including those of colleagues, pillars of support, advisors and advocates and for transcending friendship into what feels like family.

Zinovy Meyler

A special thank you to my patients, my greatest teachers. Thank you to our books co-contributors, without your help this work would not have been possible and to my colleagues at Princeton Spine and Joint Center who continue to help inspire my passion for medicine.

Thank you,

Marco Funiciello