musculoskeletal exam 3 questions with || || || || ||
accurate detailed solutions || ||
functions of musculoskeletal function || || ||
support, locomotion and protection
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musculoskeletal history ||
1. history of present illness
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- joint, muscular and skeletal complaints
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- injury
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- ability to participate in ADLs
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- BACK PAIN
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2. past medical history: past trauma, surgery, chronic illness, skeletal deformities, meds
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3. family history: congenital abnormalities of hip or foot, scoliosis or back problems, joint and
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genetic disorders||
musculoskeletal general health history: personal and psychosocial history
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1. do you exercise? how often?
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2. do you play any sports? which ones and how often? do you protect yourself from injury while
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exercising/playing sports? e.g. helmet || || ||
3. do you lift, push, pull, bend or stoop frequently as part of daily routine at home or work?
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- how do you protect yourself from muscle strain or injury?
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musculoskeletal problem-based history: problems with daily activities || || || || || ||
1. are activities limited by musculoskeletal disorder? to what extent are they limited? how do you
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compensate
2. note that impaired mobility or function may cause a self-care deficit
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3. patients with chronic disability or crippling disease: how has illness affected interactions with
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family? has it affected relationships with friends?
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daily activities examples
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problems with pain and motility || || || ||
washing, dressing, feeding, mobility, transferring and toileting
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musculoskeletal system examination overview || || ||
- to examine musculoskeletal system, use a cephalocaudal organization with side-to-side
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comparisons for examining bones, muscles and joints || || || || || ||
- because there are often no "normals" for musculoskeletal system, normality is established by
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comparing to the other side || || || ||
musculoskeletal assessment: general considerations || || ||