All About Bones: An Owner's Manual

"All About Bone -- An Owner's Manual" tells the intelligent lay reader everything that he or she might want to know about the musculoskeletal system. Chapters cover such diverse topics as osteoporosis, arthritis, fractures, soft tissue injuries, sports medicine, posture, scoliosis, problems of the low back and neck, the knee, and the foot and hand. There are lists and tables of instructional material and the text is illustrated with diagrams. A handy glossary is appended. State of the art diagnostic and treatment methods are described in simple terms. Most chapters end with answers to commonly asked questions.

This very practical book reviews such subjects as exercise, back and neck care, athletic injuries, foot care, fractures, posture, and much more. It will teach you how to keep your bones and joints healthy and functioning at top form. "All About Bone" is a comfortable exposition of everything you might want to know or need to know about this most important part of your body.