Thoracic Spine and Rib Cage Musculoskeletal Evaluation and Treatment- Timothy W.Flynn

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The Thoracic Spine and Rib Cage: Musculoskeletal Evaluation and Treatment Copyrighted Material

The Thoracic Spine and Rib Cage: Musculoskeletal Evaluation and Treatllel nt Timothy W.Flynn, P.T., M.S., D.C.S. Instructor of of'V\",,/vlJ\" Michigan State East Michigan; Doctoral Candidate, Center for Locomotion Studies, Pennsylvania State State College, Pennsylvania Foreword by Philip Greenman, D.O., F.A.A.O. Professor of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine and P rofessor of Medicine and State East Michigan With 14 Contributing Authors Butterworth-Heinemann Toronto Munich New Delhi Boston Oxford Melbourne Copyrighted Material

Copyright © 1996 by Butterworth-Heinemann @.- A member of the Reed Elsevier group All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Every effort has been made to ensure that the drug dosage schedules within this text are accurate and conform to standards accepted at time of publication. However, as treatment recommendations vary in the light of continuing research and clinical experience, the reader is advised to verify druf\\ dosage schedules herein with information found on product information sheets. This is especially true in cases of new or infrequently used drugs. Chapters 4, 5, 7,9: The views or assertions contained herein are the private views of the individual author(s) and are not to be construed as official or as reflecting the views of the Department of the Army or the Department of Defense. M Recognizing the importance of preserving what has been written, Butterworth-Heinemann prints V its books on acid-free paper whenever possible. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The thoracic spine and rib cage : musculoskeletal evaluation and treatment I Timothy W. Flynn; forward by Philip E. Greenman; with 14 contributing authors. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-7506-9517-X (hardcover: alk. paper) 4. Ribs. I. Thoracic vertebrae. 2. Chest pain. 3. Backbone. 5. Intercostal muscles. r. Flynn, Timothy W. [DNLM: 1. Thoracic Vertebrae. 2. Ribs. 3. Diagnosis, Differential. 4. Chest Pain. 5. Musculoskeletal System. 6. Back Pain. WE 725 T4873 1996] RD766.T47 1996 61754--dc20 DNLM/DLC for Library of Congress 95-45707 CIP British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. The publisher offers discounts on bulk orders of this book. For information, please write: Manager of Special Sales Butterworth-Heinemann 313 Washington Street Newton, MA 02158-1626 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 21 Printed in the United States of America Copyrighted Material