| Foreword | |
| Preface | |
| Anatomy | |
| Curvatures | p. 3 |
| Typical Vertebrae | p. 8 |
| Intervertebral Disk | p. 13 |
| Ligamentous System | p. 16 |
| Spinal Characteristics by Region | p. 18 |
| The Muscles | p. 29 |
| Vascular Supply of the Spine | p. 33 |
| Innervation of the Vertebral Structures | p. 35 |
| Autonomic Nervous System | p. 46 |
| Biomechanics | |
| Spinal Kinematics | p. 51 |
| Biomechanics of the Sacroiliac Joint | p. 62 |
| Forces Acting on the Vertebral Column | p. 68 |
| The Aging Spine | p. [s.n.] |
| Pain of Spinal Origin | |
| Experimentally Provoked Pain | p. 79 |
| Vertebral Lesions and Common Pain Syndromes | p. 88 |
| Postural Disorders and Pain | p. 93 |
| Painful Minor Intervertebral Dysfunctions | p. 99 |
| Segmental Vertebral Cellulotenoperiosteomyalgic Syndrome | p. [s.n.] |
| Myofascial Pain of Nonvertebral Origin (Panniculalgia, Myogelosis, Tendomyosis, Trigger Points) | p. 121 |
| Examination of the Spine | |
| General Principles | p. 127 |
| Regional Applications | p. 142 |
| Treatment | |
| Spinal Manipulation | p. 177 |
| Spinal Traction | p. 220 |
| Massage | p. 225 |
| Stretching | p. 230 |
| Therapeutic Injections | p. 233 |
| Hydrotherapy, Thermotherapy, Cryotherapy | p. 244 |
| Electrotherapy in Pain of Spinal Origin | p. 246 |
| Lumbar Orthoses | p. 247 |
| Lumbosacral Corsets | p. 250 |
| Cervical Collars | p. 253 |
| Therapeutic Exercise | p. 255 |
| Clinical Aspects of Pain of Spinal Origin | |
| Chronic Neck Pain | p. 259 |
| Torticollis (Wryneck) and Acute Cervical Pain | p. 266 |
| Cervicobrachial Neuralgia | p. 268 |
| Chronic Thoracic Pain | p. 274 |
| Acute Thoracic Pain | p. 286 |
| Costal Sprains | p. 288 |
| Chronic Low Back Pain | p. 292 |
| Low Back Pain of Lumbosacral Origin | p. 299 |
| Low Back Pain of Thoracolumbar Origin (T11-T12-L1) (Maigne) | p. 308 |
| Acute Lumbar Pain | p. 320 |
| Sciatica | p. 326 |
| Femoral Neuralgia | p. 335 |
| Meralgia Paresthetica | p. 337 |
| Coccygodynia | p. 339 |
| Perforating Branch Syndrome of T12 and L1 | p. 341 |
| Headaches of Cervical Origin | p. 346 |
| Cervical Migraine | p. 356 |
| Cervical Syndrome | p. 359 |
| Levator Scapulae Syndrome | p. 362 |
| Acroparesthesias of the Upper Limbs and the Cervical Spine | p. 364 |
| Shoulder Pain and the Cervical Spine | p. 368 |
| Lateral Epicondylar Pain | p. 381 |
| Medial Epicondylar Pain | p. 393 |
| Pubic Pain and Spinal Factors | p. 394 |
| False Hip Pain of Spinal Origin | p. 398 |
| Knee Pain of Spinal Origin | p. 401 |
| Pseudovisceral Pain of Spinal Origin | p. 406 |
| Thoracolumbar Junction Syndrome | p. 411 |
| Transitional Zone Syndrome | p. 418 |
| Manual Techniques | |
| A1 Introduction | p. 425 |
| A2 Cervical Techniques | p. 432 |
| A3 Cervicothoracic Junction Techniques | p. 451 |
| A4 Thoracic Techniques | p. 462 |
| A5 Lumbar Techniques | p. 482 |
| A6 Rib Techniques | p. 503 |
| A7 So-Called Sacroiliac Joint Techniques | p. 507 |
| Bibliography | p. 517 |
| Index | p. 533 |
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