Ch 1: IntroductionPaul W. Hodges, Jacek Cholewicki, Jaap H. van Dieën

Section 1 - Mechanical Spine Models

Ch 2: Cholewicki: Spine systems science: a primer on the systems approachN. Peter Reeves, Jacek Cholewicki

Ch 3: Computational models for trunk trajectory planning and load distribution: a test-bed for studying various clinical adaptation and motor control strategies of low back pain patientsMohamad Parnianpour

Ch 4: Mechanical changes in the spine in back painGreg Kawchuk

Section 2 - Motor Control of the Spine

Ch 5: Spine function and low-back pain: interactions of active and passive structuresJaap H. van Dieën, Idsart Kingma

Ch 6: Adaptation and rehabilitation: From motoneurones to motor cortex and behaviour Paul W. Hodges

Ch 7: Opinions on the links between back pain and motor control: the disconnect between clinical practice and researchStuart McGill

Ch 8: The kinesiopathologic model and mechanical low back painLinda R. Van Dillen, Shirley A. Sahrmann, Barbara J. Norton

Ch 9: The relationship between control of the spine and low back pain: a clinical researcher's perspectiveJulie A. Hides

Ch 10: Existing muscle synergies and low back pain: a case for preventative interventionJack P. Callaghan, Erika Nelson-Wong

Ch 11: Trunk muscle control and back pain: chicken, egg, neither or both?G. Lorimer Moseley

Section 3 - Proprioceptive Systems

Ch 12: Altered variability in proprioceptive postural strategy in people with recurrent low back painSimon Brumagne, Lotte Janssens, Kurt Claeys, Madelon Pijnenburg

Ch 13: Proprioceptive contributions from paraspinal muscle spindles to the relationship between control of the trunk and back painJoel G. Pickar

Ch 14: Time-dependent mechanisms that impair muscle protection of the spine. Patricia Dolan, Michael A. Adams

Section 4 - Clinical Evidence of Control Approach

Ch 15: Effectiveness of exercise therapy for chronic non-specific low-back painMarienke van Middelkoop, Sidney Rubinstein, Arianne Verhagen, Raymond Ostelo, Bart Koes, Maurits van Tulder

Section 5 - State-of-the-Art Reviews

Ch 16: How can models of motor control be useful for understanding low back pain? (Summary chapter 1)N. Peter Reeves, Jacek Cholewicki, Mark Pearcy, Mohamad Parnianpour

Ch 17: Targeting interventions to patients: development and evaluation (Summary chapter 2)Linda van Dillen, Maurits van Tulder

Ch 18: Motor control changes and low-back pain, cause or effect? (Summary chapter 3)Jaap H. van Dieën, G. Lorimer Moseley, Paul W. Hodges

Ch 19: What is the relation between proprioception and low back pain? (Summary chapter 4)Simon Brumagne, Patricia Dolan, Joel G. Pickar

Ch 20: Motor control of the spine and changes in pain: Debate about the extrapolation from research observations of motor control strategies to effective treatments for back pain (Summary chapter 5)Paul W. Hodges, Stuart McGill, Julie A. Hides

Section 6 - State-of-the-Art Approach to Clinical Rehabilitation of Low Back and Pelvic Pain

Ch 21: Integrated clinical approach to motor control interventions in low back and pelvic painPaul W. Hodges, Linda van Dillen, Stuart McGill, Simon Brumagne, Julie A. Hides, G. Lorimer Moseley