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February 2009 Table of Contents

Cover Story

Low back pain poses diagnostic challenge to clinicians

Low back pain poses diagnostic challenge to clinicians

Conducting a thorough patient history and examination and ordering diagnostic tests can help determine therapeutic options.

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Departments

Editor's Memo

Back-and-forth on back pain

If a patient comes to you with complaints of back pain, are you equipped to manage the problem or make an appropriate referral?

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Cutting Edge Technology

New racing stroller paves the way for riders and runners

Students at the Hampshire College Lemelson Center (HCLC) in Amherst, MA, are committed to the design and fabrication of assistive devices (those that help people with physical, mental, and age-related disabilities) and of universal products (those to be used for the widest possible range of ability levels)...

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Pain Management

Deciding fibromyalgia treatment revolves around key issues

Five main points can guide clinicians in decision making during interactions with patients.

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Sports Medicine

Elbow instability injuries require evaluation strategy

Studies have shown that the radial head can provide as much as 30% of valgus stability, even when the MCL is intact.

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