Andrew Wilson is a registered osteopath and qualified ergonomist. He works in private practice in New Zealand and also teaches to various professional groups concerned with the management of musculoskeletal problems. He graduated from the British College of Naturopathy and Osteopathy in 1981. Since then hehas been in private practice as an osteopath in Tauranga New Zealand, where he is clinical director of a busy osteopathic clinic. He is a past president of the New Zealand Register of Osteopaths.<br/><br/>Wilson started an ergonomic consultancy in 1992 completing over 500<br/>workplace assessments. Since then he developed his own workplace assessment system which he teaches to other practitioners. His particular interests lie in the rehabilitation of overuse injuries and related furniture design. . He has developed techniques specifically designed to address problems related to poor movement or posture. This book is based on his assessment system and related management techniques. <br/><br/>He is also involved in teaching on the new masters course in osteopathy which was recently started up in Auckland, New Zealand.<br/><br/>He lectures and writes about posture and ergonomics. His published<br/>books are 'Are You Sitting Comfortably?' (Optima) and 'The Complete<br/>Guide to Good Posture at Work' (Random House).

• Section 1. The injury processThe type of injury. Developing a management model. Understanding the symptoms. Understanding the physiology of the injury process. Ergonomic factors. Psychosocial aspects. Personal factors. Principles of treatment and management.Section 2. Low back painEpidemiology of low back pain. Risk factors for low back pain. The type of injury. Complex low back pain. Management.Section 3. Neck, shoulder and upper limb painNeck pain. Shoulder pain. Elbow, forearm and wrist pain. Nerve entrapments. Multiple tissue disorders. Management strategies for chronic injuries.References.

""This volume sets out to provide an overview of the clinical and ergonomic management of work-related muscolo-skeletal ill health. The format and text make it easily read and digested. The text is widely referenced and likely to encourage readers to extend their knowledge base further. It is a soft-back publication, on good quality paper, with the text literally illustrated with line drawings, charts and photographs."" J M Hoenich, Physiotherapy, April 2002