Disorders of the Musculoskeletal (MSK) system are common and encountered in a variety of practice settings including primary care, specialist practice (rheumatology, physical medicine and rehabilitation, orthopaedic surgery, pediatrics, radiology, pathology) and in the Emergency Room. Musculoskeletal problems often require collaboration among a variety of different health care professions - physicians, nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, social workers, and cast technologist. This course builds on concepts learned in the first semester in the Normal Human Structure, Normal Human Function and Family Medicine Courses while introducing students to a variety of clinical patient presentations that involve the musculoskeletal system.
Disorders of the Musculoskeletal (MSK) system are common and encountered in a variety of practice settings including primary care, specialist practice (rheumatology, physical medicine and rehabilitation, orthopaedic surgery, pediatrics, radiology, pathology) and in the Emergency Room. Musculoskeletal problems often require collaboration among a variety of different health care professions - physicians, nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, social workers, and cast technologist. This course builds on concepts learned in the first semester in the Normal Human Structure, Normal Human Function and Family Medicine Courses while introducing students to a variety of clinical patient presentations that involve the musculoskeletal system.
