Author(s): Jackie L. Whittaker

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This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. Ultrasound imaging is emerging as an invaluable tool in the detection and treatment of motor control impairment. This book brings this technology out of the research lab and into the clinic, providing guidelines for the integration of ultrasound imaging for the assessment and treatment of motor control impairments of the lumbopelvic region into daily practice. It enables clinicians to maximise the potential of ultrasound imaging technology in providing effective management of neuromusculoskeletal dysfunction in the lumbopelvic region, including back pain, pelvic girdle pain and incontinence.

• Provides a review of the basic principles of sound wave propagation
• Discussions of instrumentation include prudent use and safety
• Offers step-by-step instructions for generating ultrasound images of the deep muscles and associated structures in the region
• Includes an indepth discussion of the qualitative and quantitative components of image interpretation
• Provides Guidelines on the integration of ultrasound imaging into clinical practice