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- R Donelson.
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, State University of New York, Health Science Center, Syracuse.
- Orthop Rev. 1990 Aug 1;19(8):681-6.
AbstractThe McKenzie approach to evaluating and treating low back and neck pain is an exciting development in clinical medicine. A thorough mechanical assessment as described by McKenzie is informative and appropriate for all such patients and identifies an individualized self-treatment program that is often dramatically successful. Despite its world-wide use, this comprehensive discipline of evaluation and treatment is misunderstood or unappreciated by most medical practitioners. The assessment process and McKenzie's classification of low back pain syndromes--postural, dysfunctional, and derangement--are described. Therapeutic regimens emphasizing patient self-treatment for the current episode are presented, with the long-range goal of preventing recurrences.
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