Musculoskeletal Injuries and Rehabilitation

At the end of this course, the students are expected to: 1. discuss common conditions in musculoskeletal injuries in rehabilitation; 2. demonstrate the skills in history taking; carry out physical examination and other relevant assessment procedures on patients with orthopaedic conditions; 3. discuss the general principles that guides decision making in managing musculoskeletal conditions; 4. demonstrate skills in managing and evaluating patients with orthopaedic conditions commonly seen in physiotherapy; 5. demonstrate skills in communicating treatment goals and plans with patients with orthopaedic conditions; and 6. use clinical judgment and reflection to identify, monitor, and enhance clinical reasoning to minimise errors and enhance patient/client outcomes in musculoskeletal conditions.

Epidemiology, pathology and clinical features of skeletal disorders. Bone infection. Disorders of osteoid formation and maintenance. Disorders of bone mineralization including osteomalacia, Paget disease. Infection of skeletal muscles. Muscular dystrophy congenital: abnormalities of the foot and hand. Spinal disorders – neck pain, back pain, sacro-iliac joint pain, cervical and lumbar spondylosis (intervertebral disc lesions), spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, ankylosing spondylitis. Infectious conditions musculoskeletal deformities - scoliosis, kyphosis, and kyphoscoliosis. Myofascial pain syndrome. Fibromyalgia. Connective tissues disorders Joint replacements (hip and knee), acute care (including precautions and safety) following surgeries. Management of chronic and acute soft tissues injuries (muscular, tendinous and ligamentous injuries, tendonitis and many others). Principles of physiotherapy in fracture management, disorders of skeletal muscle and adjoining soft tissue. PST 413:Physiotherapy Clinical Rotations in Orthopaedic and Traumatology (2 Units C: PH 90) Learning Outcomes At the end of this course, the students are expected to: 1. demonstrate skills in taking history; carry out physical examination and other relevant assessment procedures on patients with orthopaedic conditions and trauma; 2. demonstrate skills in clinical reasoning and in making clinical judgments in different orthopaedic and traumatic conditions.; 3. demonstrate skills in communicating treatment goals and plans with patients with orthopaedic conditions and trauma; 4. demonstrate skills in managing and evaluating patients with orthopaedic conditions commonly seen in physiotherapy; and 5. apply knowledge, theory, and professional judgment while managing patients with orthopaedic conditions. Course Contents Students will be exposed to history taking, physical examination and specific assessment procedures and clinical judgments, treatment and evaluation of patients in orthopaedic condition and trauma. fractures, dislocations, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, back pain, neck pain, spinal stenosis, soft tissue injuries and many others. Students will also be taught the appropriate ways of communicating treatment goals and plans to patients with orthopaedic conditions and following trauma and in chronic and acute soft tissue injuries (muscular, tendinous and ligamentous injuries, tendonitis, tenosynovitis, fasciitis and many others). injuries resulting from fracture of the spine, general principles of physiotherapy in management of fracture and dislocation and in urns, skin protection and repair techniques.