The Musculoskeletal Practitioner's Handbook

If you work in the world of musculoskeletal (MSK) assessment and treatment, you should buy this book! Only rarely does a textbook live up to the title the authors gave it, but this really is an essential guide for clinical practice.There is so much information packed into this handily-sized book that is formatted in an easily accessible format. Indeed, it appears to contain just about all the important assessment, diagnostic and management knowledge that practitioners need in their everyday clinical work.-Nick Worth, Chair of the Society of Musculoskeletal Medicine (SOMM)

• SECTION 1 Musculoskeletal Anatomy1.1 Cardinal Planes1.2 Joint Movements1.3 Musculoskeletal Anatomy1.4 Bones of the Hand and Foot1.5 Muscle Innervation ChartSECTION 2 Musculoskeletal Assessment2.1 Dermatomes2.2 Myotomes2.3 Reflexes2.4 Upper and Lower Motor Neurone Lesions2.5 Medical Research Council Scale2.6 Peripheral Nerve Sensory Innervation2.7 Nerve Pathways2.8 Neurological Tests2.9 Neurodynamic Tests2.10 Cranial Nerves2.11 Glossary of Neurological Terms2.12 Modified Ashworth Scale2.13 Trigger Points2.14 Visceral Referral Patterns2.15 Flags in Back Pain2.16 Vascular Assessment2.17 Musculoskeletal Tests2.18 Common Vascular Tests2.19 Diagnostic Criteria and Clinical Scoring Systems2.20 Fractures2.21 Subjective Assessment2.22 Physical AssessmentSECTION 3 Musculoskeletal Regional Conditions3.1 Spine3.2 Shoulder3.3 Elbow3.4 Hand and Wrist3.5 Hip3.6 Knee3.7 Foot and Ankle3.8 Regional Musculoskeletal Conditions: ShortsSECTION 4 Systemic Conditions4.1 Rheumatoid Arthritis4.2 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)4.3 Sjögren’s Syndrome4.4 Spondyloarthropathy4.5 Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis4.6 Fibromyalgia4.7 Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS)4.8 Gout4.9 Pseudogout4.10 Osteoporosis4.11 Osteomalacia4.12 Paget’s Disease4.13 Hypercalcaemia4.14 Diabetes Mellitus4.15 Hypothyroidism4.16 Hyperthyroidism4.17 Hyperparathyroidism4.18 Motor Neurone Disease4.19 Multiple Sclerosis4.20 Peripheral Neuropathy4.21 Multiple Myeloma4.22 Primary Bone Cancer4.23 Metastatic Bone Cancer4.24 Lymphoma4.25 Leukaemia4.26 Soft Tissue Sarcoma4.27 Systemic Conditions: ShortsSECTION 5 Diagnostics5.1 Imaging5.2 Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography5.3 Summary of Blood TestsSECTION 6 Pain Medications6.1 Amitriptyline6.2 Aspirin6.3 Baclofen6.4 Buprenorphine6.5 Celecoxib6.6 Codeine Phosphate6.7 Diazepam6.8 Diclofenac6.9 Dihydrocodeine6.10 Duloxetine6.11 Etoricoxib6.12 Fentanyl6.13 Gabapentin6.14 Ibuprofen6.15 Meloxicam6.16 Morphine Sulphate6.17 Naproxen6.18 Oxycodone6.19 Paracetamol6.20 Pregabalin6.21 TramadolSECTION 7 Appendices7.1 Acronyms and Abbreviations7.2 Prefixes and Suffixes7.3 Laboratory Values7.4 National Early Warning Score (NEWS2)7.5 Adult Basic Life Support7.5.1 Adult Basic Life Support in Community Settings7.5.2 Adult Choking7.6 Paediatric Basic Life Support7.6.1 Paediatric Basic Life Support (Hospital)7.6.2 Paediatric Out-of-Hospital Basic Life Support7.6.3 Paediatric Foreign Body Airway Obstruction7.7 Body Mass Index Chart7.8 Suspected Cancer - Recognition and Referral