ENTHESOPATHIES

Course overview

ENTHESOPATHIES ENCOMPASS A BROAD RANGE OF PATHOLOGIES THAT INCLUDE LIGAMENTOUS AND TENDINOUS INJURIES. THEY ARE RELATIVELY COMMON AND CAN BE THE INITIAL SYMPTOM OF A MORE SERIOUS CONDITION. TO AVOID THE HIGH MORBIDITY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CONDITION, IT MUST BE PROMPTLY DIAGNOSED AND TREATED. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE EVALUATION, TREATMENT, AND MANAGEMENT OF ENTHESOPATHIES, AND REVIEWS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.