• Cauda Equina Syndrome: The MSK Clinician's Guide
  • Cauda Equina Syndrome: The MSK Clinician's Guide
  • Cauda Equina Syndrome: The MSK Clinician's Guide
  • Cauda Equina Syndrome: The MSK Clinician's Guide

By Tom Jesson and Rob Tyer.

Do you find yourself lost in long conversations with your patients about their 'red flags'? Or stuck on the fence trying to make tricky decisions about their care?

Cauda Equina Syndrome: The MSK Clinician's Guide shows you how to meet the challenge of potential CES with skill and confidence.

"I feel like this is the type of stuff that separates expert clinicians from the others!" - Tim, physio.

Click here to look inside the book.

Ebook is in pdf and epub format. All paperback purchases also come with a copy of the ebook.

This page is for an ebook for personal use. If you are purchasing an ebook for your team, department or library, please go to the group licence page. 

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"Extremely high value information..."

"I feel like this is the type of stuff that separates expert clinicians from the others." - Tim, physio

What's in the book

Knowledge and advice on:

  • How to think about CES beyond red flag checklists.
  • What causes CES and how that relates to the symptoms.
  • How CES unfolds over time, and why the red flags we look for are often 'too late'.
  • How bladder, bowel, saddle and sexual symptoms present... And how to tell them from red herrings.
  • How to navigate a succesful CES conversation (including example questions for each symptom).
  • How to make a CES decision. A&E? Urgent scan? Safety netting?
  • How to act on that decision so that everything goes smoothly.

Why learn from us

Rob Tyer is an Advanced Practice Physiotherapist and clinical lead, turned university lecturer. His clinical specialty is coaching other clinicians through tricky decisions, especially CES decisions. CES: The Clinician's Guide is packed with his knowledge, insight, tips and tricks.

Tom Jesson is a physiotherapist with a specialty in nerve root problems. He has written one book about radicular pain, and published peer-reviewed research on the topic. He is also a writer, practiced at summarising complex information in an easy-to-read style.

We think that our mix of coal-face experience and writing skill makes Cauda Equina Syndrome: The Clinician's Guide the best source of information on CES, bar none.

Customer Reviews

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Kenny
essential reading

Any health professional seeing patients with low back pain needs to read and reflect on this book. Well written, explains complex concepts simply.

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Rob Goldsmith
A well written, accessable and clinically relevant read.

Assessing, educating and managing a patient who presents with signs and symptoms of possible cauda equina syndrome is a relatively common and uncomfortable scenario for most healthcare clinicians working with MSK populations. The combination of potential irriversable and life-changing harm to the patient, time pressured decision making, medicolegal risk, and ethical decision making in a resource limited healthcare system leaves clinicians managing a lot of uncertainty and justified anxiety. This book can help 'control the controllable'. It's not a algorithm (that doesn't exist), but it is the most helpful introduction to helping you make the best decision you can based on the information you have. It may also help you sleep at night after a complex case. Painstakingly researched and very readable. Highly recommended.

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Andrew Duthie
Excellent clinical book

Easy to understand and refer back to detailed and specific. Thorough and well thought through

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Kyle B.
Simply the best information on a complicated condition

As a chiropractor, CES is always in the back of my mind when working with patients. Seeing the variance of CES symptoms over the years, I've learned that patients are never the textbook example that we all learned in school. This book really simplifies the various symptoms and patterns you'll see in the "grey" area where patients will often feel lost and frustrated due to the medical community's lack of understanding of this condition. This will make you a better clinician and I strongly recommended it to all my peers.

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Kris
Another awesome book!

I'm a fan of Mr. Jesson's work. He researches deeply and provides an honest review of the evidence.

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Tricia
Easy read and simplifies the concept

Great quick read. Make sure the concepts ''stick'' in the head. I especially liked the nuanced approach to talking about the symptoms and descriptions and th tool box to talk about it. It demystified the topic for me.

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Naveen Sreekumari
Hugely informative

I am a massive fan of Tom’s work and a regular follower of his blogs, Tom is an excellent writer, he has this amazing ability to explain complex information in simple and plain language. I am also aware of Rob’s expertise , so it was an easy decision to purchase their book and I wasn’t disappointed.

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FAQ

Find the most frequently asked questions below.

Yes, with the exception of some short chapters, the book is relevant to clinicians everywhere.

The book a section on how to refer your patient which is fairly specific to the UK. We also use UK-centric words such as 'A&E', which you might not be used to.

If the book turns out not to be relevant to you, we have a 100%, no-hard-feelings refund policy 👍

Maybe!

We assume the reader has some experience in asking patients about CES and knows their 'red flags'. If you've had an MSK placement and/or taken a special interest in MSK, then the book will work for you. If that's not you, then some parts might be a bit advanced.

Note there is a 'basics' chapter at the beginning to help you get up to speed.

Possibly!

The book is written for MSK clinicians at the novice, intermediate and early advanced stages. The goal of the book is to help people get firmly into the advanced stage, so if you feel like you're already there (when it comes to CES) then it might not be for you.

That said, if you're a specialist clinician then the book should give you plenty of new ideas when it comes to teaching others. You should also pick up on some facts you haven't heard before.

When considering your purchase, remember there is a 100% no-hard-feelings refund.

Yes. We recognise that £25 is a lot of money in some parts of the world.

Unfortunately we can't automate a discount, so please email us using the contact form - the link is located at the bottom of this page. Let us know where you are from and we will send you a code for a 'parity pricing' discount based on your location.

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