This pocket-sized book is a handy reference for family practitioners, medical educators in musculo-skeletal medicine.

In addition to explaining what musculo-skeletal medicine is, this book discusses pain in the following regions: head, neck, shoulder and arm, chest, lower trunk, pelvic, leg. Then discusses whether musculo-skeletal treatment work in these cases, and a short look at the future of musculo-skeletal medicine. In particular it clarifies what is not within the realm of musculo-skeletal medicine – neurological complaints, orthopaedic problems and the inflammatory diseases in particular.

Dr Paterson’s authority derives from forty years’ experience in the field, coupled with long service to both the British Association of Manipulative Medicine, (as Hon. Secretary for eight years, and as President for three years) and to the Federation Internationale de Medecine Manuelle, (as Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Committee for five years). In addition to this, he is a co-author of five books on the subject, in collaboration with Dr Loic Burn, and sole author of another.