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 Index to Second Edition of Integrative Orthopedics


12-hydroperoxyeicosatetraenoic acid, 367
12-R-HETE, 367
12-R-lipoxygenase, 372
12-S-HETE, 367
12-S-lipoxygenase, 372
13-S-HODE, 366
15-hydroperoxyeicosatetraenoic acid, 367
15-hydroxy-eicosatrienoic acid, 365
15-lipoxygenase, 372
15-S-HETE, 367
2,4-dichlorophenol, 109
2,5-dichlorophenol, 110
25(OH) vitamin D - testing in patients with pain, 25
25(OH) vitamin D, 384
5-HETE, 366
5-hydroperoxyeicosatetraenoic acid, 366
5-lipoxygenase, 371
8-lipoxygenase, 372
8-S-HETE, 366
Abducens, 14
AC separation, 245
Acetabular labrum, 320
Achilles’ tendonitis, 352
Acromioclavicular joint sprain, 245
ACS, 346
Active care with in-office and at-home exercises for the treatment of neck pain (website link), 178
Acupuncture treatment of spinal stenosis, 197
Acute compartment syndrome, 346
Acute nontraumatic monoarthritis, 46
Acute red eye, 43
Adam’s test, 212
Adhesive capsulitis, 239
Adipokines, 83
Adipose, 83
Adrenic acid, 364
Adson test - during cervical examination, 172
Adson test, 232
Agenesis or hypoplasia of the dens (odontoid process), 208
ALA, 357, 377
Algorithm for the assessment and management of low back complaints, 267
Algorithm for the comprehensive management of iron status, 24
Alkalinization, 129
Alpha-chymotrypsin, 390
Alpha-linolenic acid, 357, 377
American deaths due to medications, 73
ANA - interpretation, 17, 27
Anatomic snuff box pain with scaphoid fracture, 258
Aneurysm (intracranial), 153
Ankle - clinical examination, 338
Ankle sprain, 349
Anterior and posterior drawer tests of the ankle, 339
Anterior drawer tests during knee examination, 324
Anti-CCP antibodies, 30
Anticitrullinated protein antibodies, 30
Anticoagulant medications - potential interactions with fish oil, 379
Anticoagulant medications, surgery, and bleeding - with vitamin E supplementation, 387
Anticyclic citrullinated peptide, 30
Antihistorical, 75
Anti-inflammatory & analgesic treatments, 122, 179, 282
Antinuclear antibody - interpretation, 27, 28
Antioxidant capacity of fruits and vegetables, 85
Apley grinding test during knee examination, 325
Apley scratch test, 228
Apophysitis, apophyseal fracture, 313
Apprehension test for the shoulder, 231
Arachidonic acid metabolites formed by cyclooxygenase, 365
Arachidonic acid, 363
Arm drop test, 230
Arm, elbow, and forearm - clinical examination, 248
Arthroscopic knee surgery, 74
Artificial sweeteners, colors and other additives, 88
Aspartame, 88
Atherosclerosis, 64
Atlantoaxial instability - clinical management, 208
Atlantoaxial instability, 44, 45
Auscultation of the carotid arteries, 168
Authentic living, 97
Autointoxication, 115
Autonomization, 63, 100
Avascular necrosis (AVN) of the femoral head, 47, 313, 316
Avascular necrosis of the capitellum, 254
Avocado/soybean unsaponifiables, 399
Avulsion fracture of the 5th metatarsal, 352
Axial compression test in the assessment of low back pain, 270
Balance shoes, 146, 183, 345
Ballottement test during knee examination, 323
Bechterew’s test, 270
Bed rest, 121
Beta-glucuronidase, 34
Biceps tendonitis, 235, 253
Biochemical Individuality - overview, 93
Biochemical individuality, 75
Bipolar for muscle contraction (using interferential machine), 402
Blount's disease, 348
Body Mass Index, 82
Bone necrosis caused by NSAIDs, 147
Boswellia serrata - applications, 180, 284, 331, 344
Boswellia serrata - monograph, 396
Bounce test during knee examination, 324
Bowel function, 115
Boxer’s fracture, 258
Braggard’s test, 271
Bromelain, 390
Brudzinski’s sign, 170
Bursitis of the hip, 318
Caffeine, 89
Calcific tendonitis of the rotator cuff, 243
Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition disease, 48, 49
Capsicum annuum, Capsicum frutescens - application, 181, 283, 331, 344
Capsicum annuum, Capsicum frutescens - monograph, 395
Carbohydrate loading for supercompensation, 88
Carotid arteries - auscultation during cervical spine examination, 168
Carpal bones myofascial release, 263
Carpal tunnel compression test, 257
Carpal tunnel syndrome - clinical management, 259
Carpal tunnel syndrome - manipulative treatment, 264
Carrageenan, 89
Carson, Rachel (author of Silent Spring), 109
Cartilage destruction caused by NSAIDs, 147
Cat’s claw - application, 124, 180, 284, 319, 331, 343
Cat’s claw - monograph, 393
Cauda equina compression syndrome - clinical management, 294
Cauda equina syndrome - clinical management, 294
Cauda equina syndrome is a medical emergency - consideration in the assessment of low back pain, 279
Cauda equina syndrome, 1, 2, 44
Cayenne pepper - monograph, 395
CBC – overview, 16
CBC, complete blood count - interpretation, 20
CCP, 30
Cervical Acceleration-Deceleration Syndrome, 198
Cervical compression, with rotation, 169
Cervical disc protrusion/herniation - definition, 190
Cervical distraction - during physical examination, 169
Cervical Myelopathy, 195
Cervical myelopathy, immediate referral to orthopedist/neurosurgeon, 193
Cervical radiculitis - definition, 190
Cervical Radiculitis, 190
Cervical radiculopathy - definition, 190
Cervical spine - clinical examination, 168
Cervical spine and neck examination flow, 174
Cervical spine fracture, 199
Cervical Spine, Rotation Emphasis, 140, 186
Chemistry panel – overview, 16
Chemistry/metabolic panel - interpretation, 21
Chest wall - clinical examination, 211
Chest wall expansion, 212
Chiropractic model of illness and healing, 55
Chlorpyrifos, 110
Cholecalciferol - monograph, 384
Chondroitin, 132
Chondromalacia patellae, 335
Chronic compartment syndromes, 346
Chymotrypsin, 390
Citrate synthase, 159
Clavicle fracture, 244
Clinical examination flow for the lumbar spine, 274
Clinical practice involves much more than “diagnosis and treatment”, 42
Clunk test, 232
Cluster headache - differential diagnosis of head pain, 152
Cluster headaches, treatment with melatonin, 161
Codman’s test, 230
Cold and stretch treatment for MFTP, 136
Cold and stretch treatment for MFTP, 182
Cold friction rub, 402
Compartment syndrome, 346
Complement, 21
Complements C3 and C4, 21
Complete blood count - interpretation, 20
Complex carbohydrates, 88
Composite seropositivity, 30
Comprehensive parasitology, stool analysis, 17
Comprehensive stool analysis and comprehensive parasitology, 33
Compression - use in injury management, 122, 178, 342
Congenital hip dislocation, 313
Conscious living, 75
Consciousness-raising, 100
Consent to treatment, 38
Conservative care - defined, 120
Constitutional Hydrotherapy, 402
Contemplation, 72
Contrast hydrotherapy, 402
CoQ-10 treatment for migraine, 159
Corrective experience, 100
Costochondritis, 221
Cough headache - differential diagnosis of head pain, 152
Counterthrust, 139
Cozen’s test, 249
CPPD, 48, 49
Cranial nerves, 13, 14
Cranial shear test, 304
C-reactive protein - interpretation, 18
Creatine kinase, 346
Criteria for the selection of patients to undergo radiographic evaluation for knee/patella fracture, 329
CRP - interpretation, 18
Curcuma longa - monograph, 398
Curcumin requires piperine for absorption, 374
Cyclic citrullinated protein antibodies, 30
Cyclooxygenase (COX), 371
Cytochrome-c-oxidase, 159
Daily living, 69
DDE, 109
DDT, 109
De Quervain’s tenosynovitis, 258
Dean Ornish, 64
Deep tendon reflexes, 13
Dejerine’s triad, 168
Dejerine’s triad/sign in low back pain, 269
Delta-4-desaturase, 370
Delta-5-desaturase, 370
Delta-6-desaturase, 370
Deltoid strain, 235
Depuration, 111, 113
Detoxification programs are a necessity, 109
Detoxification, 113
Developmental dysplasia of the hip, 313
Devil’s claw - importance and application in basic holistic care, 125, 181, 193, 284, 319, 331, 344
Devil’s claw - monograph, 397
Dextrose prolotherapy for knee injuries, 330
DGLA metabolites formed by 15-lipoxygenase, 365
DGLA metabolites formed by cyclooxygenase, 364
DGLA, 362
DHA - importance and application in basic holistic care, 124, 180, 283, 342
DHA - monograph, 378
DHA, 359
Diathermy, 402
Digestion, 115
Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid, 362
Docere, 52
Docosahexaenoic acid - monograph, 378
Docosahexaenoic acid, 359
Docosapentaenoic acid, 359, 364
Docosatrienes, 360
Down’s syndrome and atlantoaxial instability, 208
DPA, 359
Drop arm test, 230
Drop thrust, 142, 223
Dupuytren’s contracture, 258
Eden’s test - during cervical examination, 172
Eden’s test, 233
Education -, 122, 178, 342
Eicosanoid metabolism - monograph, 355
Eicosanoid modulation - importance and application in basic holistic care, 129
Eicosapentaenoic acid - monograph, 378
Eicosapentaenoic acid, 358
Eicosatetraenoic acid, 358, 363
Eicosatrienoic acid, 362
Elbow - clinical examination, 248
Elbow complaints - algorithm, 250
Elbow dislocation, 252
Electrical muscle stimulation, 402
Elongase, 370
Emergencies, 43
Emotional literacy, 63, 100
Emotional, mental, and social health, 97
Empty can test, 229
Endocrinologic activity of adipose tissue, 83
Environmental health, 109
Enzymes in fatty acid metabolism, 369
EPA - importance and application in basic holistic care, 124, 180, 283, 342
EPA - review, 358, 378
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate - interpretation, 19
ESR - interpretation, 19
Essential fatty acid, 362, 356
Exceptional living, 73
Exercise, 80
Exertional compartment syndrome, 346
FABER test, 304, 312
Facet irritation as a cause of back pain, 289
Facial nerve, 14
Family health history, 9
Fasciotomy, 346
Fatty acid supplementation and modulation of eicosanoid metabolism - monograph, 355
Femoral condyle fracture, 332
Femoral head necrosis, 313
Femoral neuropathy, 318
Femur fractures, overview of assessment and management, 317
Ferritin - interpretation, 22
Ferritin - overview, 17
Feverfew, 161
Fibula fracture, 347
Fibular, see peroneal
Finkelstein’s test, 256, 258
Fish oil - daily dosage, 380
Fish oil - monograph, 378
Fish oil, EPA with DHA, 124, 180, 283, 342
Flax seed oil, 357, 377
Food allergens, 89
Foot - fracture, 352
Foramen ovale, 161
Foramina compression test, 169
Forearm - clinical examination, 248
Foundation for Health - introduction, 64
Fracture of the femoral neck, 316
Fracture of the olecranon, 251
Fracture of the patella, 332
Fracture of the scaphoid, 258
Frankincense - monograph, 396
Friction – purpose in physical examination, 11
Frog view of the hip for SCFE, 314
Frozen shoulder, 239
Fulcrum tests – purpose in physical examination, 11
Functional assessment, 10
Gaenslen’s test, 312
Gait analysis, 312
Gamma-linolenic acid - importance and application, 124, 180, 283, 343
Gamma-linolenic acid - monograph, 382
Gamma-linolenic acid, 362
Gamma-tocopherol, 386
Gastric ulceration and gastrointestinal bleeding caused by NSAIDs, 147
Gene products - amplification by NF-kappaB, 373
General guidelines for the safe use of nutritional supplements, 95
Giant cell arteritis, 43
Gillett’s test, 304
Ginger - importance and application, 125, 181, 284, 319, 331, 344
Ginger - monograph, 392
GLA - monograph, 382
GLA - review, 362
GLA coadministration when using fish oil, 381
Glass half full test, 229
Glossopharyngeal, 14
Glucosamine, 132
Glycolytic pathways, 160
Gout, 48
Grape seed extract, 374
Gravity sign near extension, 325
Green tea, 374
Halstead maneuver, 173
Hand - algorithm, 255
Hands - clinical examination, 256
Harpagophytum procumbens - application, 125, 181, 193, 284, 319, 331, 344
Harpagophytum procumbens - monograph, 397
Hautant’s test, 171
Hawkins test, 229
Head injury following whiplash, 200
Headache and head pain - overview, 152
Health promotion vs. disease promotion, concept summary, 118
Heating compress, 402
Helicobacter pylori and migraine headaches, 161
Hematocolpos, 266
Hemochromatosis, 318
Hepatic and renal injury and failure caused by NSAIDs, 148
Hernia, “sports hernia, 318
Hierarchy of Therapeutics, 54
High glycemic foods, 123
HIGH-RISK PAIN PATIENTS, 268, 301, 35
Hip dislocation, 313
Hip joint and thigh - clinical examination, 311
Hip pain in young patients - algorithm, 315
Hip pain, differential diagnostic considerations, 310
Hip problems in infants, children, and adolescents, general expectation of prevalence and probability by age in weeks to years, 315
History taking, 6
Holistic conservative care, 119, 120
Hormonal balance in women with knee injuries, 330
Hospital/physician errors, 149
Housemaid’s knee, 334
HVLA, 139
Hydroxocobalamin, 158
Hypercalcemia, 384
Hypercholesterolemia, 64
Hyperinsulinemia, 88
Hypertension, 64
Hypoglossal nerve, 14
Hypothesized model myofascial trigger points, 137
Iatrogenic neurosis, 128, 179
Ice/heat, 122, 178, 342
Idiopathic scoliosis, 214
Increased intestinal permeability caused by NSAIDs, 147
Individualize treatment - importance, 122
Individuation, 75
Infectious Discitis, 296
Inflammation promotes more inflammation, 373
Informed consent, 38
Infrapatellar bursitis (knee), 333
Infrared therapy, 402
Injuries, 145, 150
Insulin resistance, 88
Intercostal neuralgia, 221
Intercostal strain, 221
Interferential, 402
Internal locus of control, 100
Intestinal health and bowel function, 115
Intracranial aneurysm, 153
Intracranial mass lesion, 154
Intradependence, 63, 100
Ionophoresis, ion transfer, 402
Iron overload as a cause of headaches, 155
Iron overload, hemochromatosis, 318
Irritable hip, 314
Jackson’s compression test, 169
Jared Zeff, N.D., 67
Jones fracture, 352
Kemp’s test, axial compression test, 270
Kernig sign, 171
Kidney problems, 95
Klippel-Feil Syndrome - clinical management, 208
Knee - clinical examination, 322, 323
Knee - examination flow, 326
Knee pain and dysfunction - general considerations, 327
LA, 362
Labile support surface, 146
Laboratory assessments, general considerations of commonly used tests, 16
Laboratory tests in the evaluation of patients with musculoskeletal complaints, 16, 17
Lachman’s test, 324
Lactoferrin, 34
Lactulose-mannitol assay, 17
Lactulose-mannitol assay, assessment for intestinal hyperpermeability and malabsorption, 32
Lateral collateral ligament sprain or rupture, 333
Lateral epicondylitis, 247, 253
Lateral Recess Syndrome, 265, 292
Leaky gut, 32
Leg and ankle - clinical examination, 338
Leg length inequality, 318
Legg-Calve-Perthe’s disease, 313
Leukotriene B4, 367
Leukotriene B-5, 360
Lhermitte’s sign, 170
Lifestyle habits, 70
Lift off test, 230
Linoleic acid metabolites formed by lipoxygenase, 366
Linoleic acid, 362
Linolenic acid, 357
Lipoic acid, 374
Lipoxygenase (LOX), 371
Load and shift test, 231
Locking sensation in knee, 328
LOW BACK PAIN - algorithm, 267
Low back pain - general considerations, 275
Low-back pain, differential diagnostic considerations, 266
LOX, 371
LT-C4, 367
LT-D4, 367
LT-E4, 367
Lumbar “Push-Pull”, 286
Lumbar intervertebral disc herniations, 265, 288
Lumbar radiculitis and lumbar radiculopathy, 288
Lumbar Roll, 143
Lungs in inactivating proinflammatory mediators, 161
Maigne’s maneuver, 171
Malabsorption, 115
Malignant neoplasms account approximately 1% of all low back pain, 278
Manipulation, mobilization, and massage - importance and application in basic holistic care, 130
Mankind Project, 98
Manual Medicine, 138
March test, 304
Martial Art Therapy and Qigong treatment of cervical stenosis, 197
Massage - importance and application in basic holistic care, 126
Maximize factors that promote health, 118
McMurray test, 325
Mechanoreceptor-mediated inhibition of neurogenic inflammation, 59
Medial collateral ligament, sprain or rupture, 333
Medial epicondylitis, 254
Medical history, 9
Medical procedures - complications from, 114
Melatonin, 79
Meningitis, 153
Menisci - value of clinical tests, 329
Meniscus injuries - clinical management, 333
Meralgia paresthetica, 319
Mercury, 110
Metabolic panel - interpretation, 21
Metabolism of omega-3 fatty acids and related eicosanoids - illustration, 361
Metabolism of omega-6 fatty acids and related eicosanoids - illustration, 368
Metatarsal stress fracture, 352
Metatarsalgia, 353
MFTP - clinical management, 134
Migraine - differential diagnosis of head pain, 153
Mill’s test, 249
Minimize factors that promote disease, 118
Mitochondrial resuscitation, 159
Mobilization - importance and application in basic holistic care, 130
Monoarthritis, 46
Mono-polar motor point stimulation of denervated muscle with electrical muscle stimulation, 402
Morton neuroma, 353
Motivation, 71
Motivation, moving from theory to practice, 72
Multiple intervention therapy, 376
Muscle strength – grading scale, 13
Musculoskeletal emergencies, 43
Musculoskeletal Manipulation, 138
Myelopathy, 1, 2, 44
Myofascial trigger points - clinical management, 134, 182
Myoglobinuria, 346
NADH-cytochrome-c-reductase, 159
NADH-dehydrogenase, 159
Naturopathic model of illness and healing, 51
Naturopathic principles, 52
Neck examination flow, 174
Neer’s test, 231
Nerve Root Compression--cervical spine, 190
Neurologic assessment, 12
Neurologic deficit in the evaluation of head pain - clinical management, 154
Neurologic examination, 10
Neuropsychiatric lupus, 43
NF-kappaB and its phytonutritional modulation, 373
Niacinamide - monograph, 388
Niacinamide, 131
Nicotinamide - monograph, 388
NSAID adverse effects, 147
Nuclear transcription factor kappaB, 373
Nutrigenomics, 94
Nutrition and Physical Degeneration, textbook by Weston Price,, 84
Nutritional Genomics, 94
O’Donoghue maneuver, 169
O’Keefe and Cordain in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 84
Ober’s test, 312
Ober’s test, 323
Obesity, 82
OCI, 307
Oculomotor, 14
Odontoid fracture, 208
Odontoid process agenesis or hypoplasia, 208
Olecranon bursitis, 254
Olfactory, 14
Omega-3 fatty acids - review, 357
Ophthalmic, 14
Optimal vitamin D status, 384
Organic foods rather than industrially-produced foods, 89
Ornish, 64
Orthomolecular Medicine - overview, 93
Orthopedic/musculoskeletal examination, concepts and goals, 11
Orwellian newspeak, 147
Os odontoidium, 208
Osgood-Schlatter disease, 335
Osteitis condensans ilii, 307
Osteitis pubis, 308
Osteoarthrosis (knee), 335
Osteoarthrosis, osteoarthritis, 319
Osteochondritis dissecans (knee), 47, 336
Osteochondrosis deformans, 254
Osteochondrosis of the elbow or radial head, 247, 254
Osteomyelitis, 1, 2, 45
Osteopathic Medicine, 60
Oxygen, for cluster headaches, 161
Paleo-Mediterranean Diet, 92
Pancreatic enzymes, 133, 390
Pancreatin, 390
Panner’s disease, 254
Papain, 390
PAR, 38
Paradigms, and their alternatives, 76
Parasitology, 33
Patella grinding test, 323
Patellar dislocation, or patellar subluxation, 332
Patent foramen ovale, 161
Patient care – algorithm, 6
Patient History, 6
Patrick’s test, 304, 312
Pectoralis muscle strain, 222
Pediatric infections and neoplasms, 36
Pelvis and sacroiliac joints (SIJ) - general considerations, 306
Pelvis-hip pain, differential diagnostic considerations, 300
Percussion – purpose in physical examination, 11
Peroneal neurapraxia, 332, 347
Perthe’s disease, 313
Pes anserine bursitis, 334
Pesticide exposure, 109
Phalen’s test, 256
Phenolic content, 85
Phenotype modulation, 94
Phospholipase-A2, 370
Physical examination, 10
Physical exertion, 80
Physician errors, 149
Physiotherapy - notes available on-line, 402
Phytochemicals, 85
Piezoelectric properties of the human body and clinical implications, 400
Plantar fascitis, 353
Plasminogen activator inhibitor, 360
Pleurisy & Pleuritis, 224
Political and social action, 111
Poor digestion, 115
Popliteal cyst, 334
Posterior shear test, posterior glide test, 303
Post-isometric stretching treatment for MFTP, 136, 182
Post-traumatic Neck Pain and Complications, 198
Pre-contemplation, 72
Preparation, 72
Prepatellar bursitis, 334
Pressure-provocative test, 257
Preventive health screening, general recommendations, 116
Primum Non Nocere, 52
Problem management, 66
Proinflammatory and endocrinologic activity of adipose tissue, 83
Pro-inflammatory foods, 122
Prolotherapy-for the ankle, 345
Propolis, 374
Proprioceptive rehabilitation, 330
Proprioceptive retraining - importance and application, 129, 178, 342
Prostacyclin, 365
Prostaglandin D2, 365
Prostaglandin E-1, 364
Prostaglandin E2, 365
Prostaglandin E-3, 360
Prostaglandin F2-alpha, 366
Prostaglandin G2, 366
Prostaglandin G-3, 360
Prostaglandin H2, 366
Prostaglandin H-3, 360
Prostaglandin I2, 365
Prostaglandin I-3, 360
Prostaglandin synthase complex, 370
Protein - calculation of daily intake, 86
Protein - importance and application in basic holistic care, 131
Protein Per Pound of Body Weight, 87
Protein supplements, 87
Proteolytic enzymes, 133, 390
Pyogenic sacroiliitis, 308
Pyridoxine-for carpal tunnel syndrome, 261
Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex, 160
Qigong treatment of neck pain, 197
Radial head subluxation, 247, 252
Radiation of pain, 269
Reasons to avoid the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), 147
Re-establishing the Foundation for Health - details, 67
Referred pain with compression, 134
REFLEXES – grading scale, 13
Relative rest - definition and application in basic holistic care, 121, 178, 342
Reliable indicators of organic neurologic disease, 12
Renal failure, 95
Renal injury and failure caused by NSAIDs, 148
Resolvins, 360
Reverse Cozen’s test, 249
Reverse Mill’s test, 249
Reverse Phalen’s test, 257
Review of systems, 8
Rheumatoid Factor - interpretation, 29, 31
Rheumatoid factor - overview, 17
Rib fracture, 222
Rib head subluxation, 222
Riboflavin (high dose) treatment for migraine, 159
Riboflavin-for carpal tunnel syndrome, 263
Ribs - clinical examination, 211
Roger J Williams, 75
Roo test - during cervical examination, 173
Roo test, 232
ROS, review of systems, 8
Rosemary, 374
Rotator cuff injury, 235
Rotator cuff tendonitis, 243
Rupture of the biceps tendon, 253
Rupture of the transverse ligament of the atlas at the axis, 208
Rust’s sign, 169
Sacral thrust test, 304
Sacroiliac joints - clinical examination, 302
Safe patient, 38
Sag sign, 325
Salix alba, 394
Scaphoid fracture, 258
Scapular winging, 229
Scapulothoracic motion, 228
Scheuermann’s disease, 220
Sciatica, 288
Scoliosis - clinical management, 213
Screening laboratory tests in the evaluation of patients with musculoskeletal complaints, 16, 17
Secretory IgA, 33
Self-treatment Protocol for neck pain, 162
September 11, 2001 terrorist attack, 149
Septic arthritis of the pubic symphysis, 308
Septic arthritis, 45, 49
Seropositivity, 30
Serotonin synthesis, 88
Serum 25(OH) vitamin D - a screening test in patients with musculoskeletal pain, 25
serum 25(OH) vitamin D levels, 384
Shearing force – purpose in physical examination, 11
Shin splints, 348
Shoe inspection, 339
Short wave diathermy, 402
Short-chain fatty acids, 34
Shoulder - clinical examination, 227
Shoulder - general considerations, 235
Shoulder abduction, 230
Shoulder bursitis, 235
Shoulder complaints - algorithm, 226
Shoulder depression test, 170
Shoulder examination flow, 234
Shoulder impingement syndrome, 235
Sick role, 128
Sick role, 179
SIJ compression test, 303
SIJ gapping test, SIJ distraction test in the assessment of low back pain, 272, 302
SIJ orthopedic subluxation, 307
SIJ sprain, SIJ functional subluxation and/or dysfunction, 307
Skin taping to increase afferent stimuli, 146
Skull dysfunction, 151
Sleep deprivation, 78
Sleep, 78
Sleep, techniques for improvement, 79
Sleep-wake cycles, 78
Slipped capital femoral epiphysis, 48, 314, 336
Slipped disc, 265, 288
Slocum test, 324
SLR tests, 271
Snapping tendon at the hip, 320
Social history, 9
Sodium benzoate, 88
Somatic dysfunction, 61
Soybean unsaponifiables, 399
Special considerations in the evaluation of children, 40
Speed’s test, 230
Spinal accessory nerve, 14
Spinal cord compression, 1, 2, 44
Spinal manipulation, mechanistic considerations, 58
Spinal percussion - during cervical examination, 172
Spinal percussion - thorax, 211
Spinal percussion in the assessment of low back pain, 271
Spinal stenosis (lumbar), 265, 292
Spurling’s test, 169
Squat and rise during knee examination, 322
Stearidonic acid, 358
Sternal compression, 212
Stool analysis, 33
Straight leg raising, 271
Stress fracture of the femur, 316
Stress is a “whole body” phenomenon, 98
Stress management and authentic living, 97
Subacromial bursitis, 235
Subdeltoid bursitis, 235
Sulcus test, sulcus sign, 231
Supercompensation, 88
Supination abduction test, 230
Supplemented Paleo-Mediterranean diet, 92, 123
Supracondylar fracture of the humerus, 251
Supraspinatus tendonitis, 235
Swallowing test, 168
Symphysis pubis diastasis, 307
T4 Syndrome, 220
Tanacetum parthenium, 161
Tarsal tunnel syndrome, 353
Tartrazine, 89
Television, 69
Temporal arteritis, 43
Temporal lobe epilepsy and GLA, 382
Temporomandibular joint dysfunction - clinical management, 163
Tendonitis of the rotator cuff, 243
Tens—transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, 402
Therapeutic dependency - defined, 128
Therapeutic dependency - defined, 179
Therapeutic exercise, 129, 178, 342
Therapeutic passivity - defined, 129
Thigh - clinical examination, 311
Thigh thrust test, 303
Thomas test, 312
Thompson test, 339
Thoracic and thoracolumbar fractures, 219
Thoracic disc herniation, 219
Thoracic outlet syndrome, 245
Thoracic segmental dysfunction, 220
Thoracic spine - differential diagnoses, 210
Thoracic spine, ribs, and chest wall - clinical examination, 211
Thoracolumbar fractures, 219
Thromboxane A-2, 365
Thromboxane A-3, 360
Thromboxane B2, 365
Thrust vectors, 139
Thyroid stimulating hormone - interpretation, 26
Tibia or fibula fracture, 347
Tibia vara, 348
Tibial periostitis, 348
Tibial plateau fracture, 332
Tibialis posterior strain/ tendonitis, 348
Tietze’s syndrome, 221
Tinel’s test-for carpal tunnel syndrome, 257
TMJ - clinical management, 163
Tocopherol - monograph, 386
Tolle Causam, 52
Torticollis - clinical management, 204
TOS, 245
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, 402
Transient synovitis of the hip, 314
Transient synovitis, irritable hip, 47
Traumatic bursitis (knee), 334
Traumatic synovitis of the hip, 320
Treatment for MFTP, 136
Treatment for MFTP, 182
Triceps tendonitis, 253
Trigeminal, 14
Trochlear, 14
Truncated self, 100
Trypsin, 390
TSH - overview, 17
TSH, thyroid stimulating hormone - interpretation, 26
Turmeric - monograph, 398
Twitch response, 134
Ultrasound, 402
Una de gato - application, 124, 180, 284, 331, 343
Una de gato - monograph, 393
Uncaria guianensis and Uncaria tomentosa - application, 124, 180, 284, 331, 343
Uncaria tomentosa, Uncaria guianensis - monograph, 393
Unconventional, 66
Underberg’s test, 172
Unhistorical, 75
Uni/mono-polar motor point stimulation of denervated muscle with electrical muscle stimulation, 402
Unsaponifiables - monograph, 399
Unscientific, 66
Valgus injury to elbow, 252
Valsalva test, 168
VBI testing, 171
Vertebral osteomyelitis of the cervical spine, 205
Vertebral osteomyelitis, 216, 296
Vestibulocochlear, 14
Vibration – purpose in physical examination, 11
Vis Medicatrix Naturae, 52
Visual analog scale, 14
Vitamin A in fish oil, 379
Vitamin A is one of the only vitamins with the potential for serious toxicity even at low doses, 95
vitamin B-6-for carpal tunnel syndrome, 261
Vitamin C, 133
Vitamin D - antiinflammatory benefits, 374
Vitamin D - monograph, 384
Vitamin D deficiency - assessment in patients with musculoskeletal pain, 17
Vitamin D deficiency and sufficiency, 384
Vitamin D deficiency is a major cause of musculoskeletal pain and low back pain, 276
Vitamin D hypersensitivity syndromes, 384
Vitamin D in fish oil, 379
Vitamin D laboratory testing, 384
Vitamin D status testing, 25
Vitamin E - monograph, 386
Waddle test during knee examination, 322
Weight optimization - importance and application in basic holistic care, 129
Well leg raise, 271
Wellness promotion, 66
Wellness, 5
Wet sock treatments, 402
Whiplash, 198
Williams, Roger J,, 75
Willow bark, 126, 181, 284, 331, 344, 394, 146, 183, 345
WomanWithin, 98
Work ethic, 77
Wright test - during cervical examination, 173
Wright test, 232
Wrist and hand - algorithm, 255
Wryneck - clinical management, 204
Yellow dye #5, 89
Yergason’s test, 230
Yoga-for carpal tunnel syndrome, 263
Zeff, N.D., 67
Zingiber officinale - application, 125, 181, 284, 331, 344
Zingiber officinale - monograph, 392

 

 

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