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Chapter 2 of the book "Spine: Rehabilitation Medicine Quick Reference " is presented. It provides the different spine-mimicking conditions together with the description, etiology/types, epidemiology, pathogenesis, risk factors, clinical features, natural history, diagnosis, red flags, treatment, prognosis, helpful hints and suggested readings regarding each condition. These include carpal tunnel syndrome, fibromyalgia and herpes zoster.

Chapter 1 of the book "Spine: Rehabilitation Medicine Quick Reference" is presented. It discusses the different conditions of the spine. Achondroplasia is the described as the most common form of dwarfism and occurs in one in 10,000 to 30,000 live births. Differential diagnosis for aging lumbosacral spine include fracture, infection and neoplasm, among others. Other conditions discussed include aneurysmal bone cysts, arteriovenous malformation and atlantoaxial instability.

This article offers information about ankylosing spondylitis. It is a chronic arthritic condition that affects young adult males. This condition is characterized by progressive stiffness and fusions in the spinal joints, particularly in individuals who are HLA-B27 positive.

A biography of poet John Grieve is presented. He was born on September 12, 1781 at Dunfermline in Fife, Scotland. He engaged in a copartnership with Chalmers Izzet in Edinburgh, Scotland for the business on hat-manufacturing on the North Bridge. He became incapacitated for business at the age of 37 due to a disorder in the spine.