GUIDELINES FOR MANUAL TECHNIQUES 103

Course overview

DEFINE NEWER MUSCULOSKELETAL CONDITIONS AND DIAGNOSTIC TERMINOLOGY, INCLUDING M.T.S.S, T.O.S., C.T.S., P.F.S, ETC. DIFFERENTIATE THE CLINICAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN VARIOUS TYPES OF ARTHRITIC CONDITIONS, AND THE DIFFERENT APPROACHES FOR MANUAL THERAPY NEEDED FOR EACH DESCRIBE IN CLEAR, CONCISE TERMS THE SKELETAL CONDITIONS SIGNIFICANT TO THE PRACTICING MANUAL THERAPIST EXPLAIN THE VARIOUS TYPES OF FRACTURES AND DISCUSS THE APPROPRIATE ACTION WHILE CASTED AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER CAST REMOVAL DEFINE WHICH MUSCULOSKELETAL CONDITIONS WOULD CONTRAINDICATE STRETCHING TECHNIQUES, AND CLARIFY THE TECHNIQUE INTENSITY APPROPRIATE FOR EACH DISCUSS THE CLINICAL CONCERNS FOR MANUAL THERAPIES FOR MUSCULOSKELETAL-BASED AUTOIMMUNE CONDITIONS AND OUTLINE A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE TREATMENT PLANS EXPLAIN THE "WASTING DISEASES" IN THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM TOGETHER WITH SHORT AND LONG-TERM CLINICAL EXPECTATIONS FOR THE THERAPIST OUTLINE THE PHARMACEUTICAL CLASSES THAT ARE COMMONLY USED TO TREAT MUSCULOSKELETAL CONDITIONS, INCLUDING SPOTLIGHTS ON SIGNIFICANT SIDE EFFECTS AND ALL CONTRAINDICATIONS FOR MANUAL THERAPIES