Musculoskeletal Key

2. Things I wish they’d told me before I started Stuart Porter • What am I letting myself in for?24 • Not sure I deserve to be here24 • What…

11. Clinical placement Nick Southorn • How to prepare120 • What you need to know before you get there122 • Uniform etiquette122 • What you need to know when you…

14. You think it’s all over … Nick Southorn and Nick Clode • Results158 • What to do with your textbooks159 • Opportunities for the graduate159 • Looking for jobs…

13. The degree continues Nick Southorn and Nick Clode • Professional practice144 • Evidence-based practice145 • Portfolio development147 • Reflection154 Now that you are flying through the degree, some issues…

10. Pediatrics Nick Southorn • Be a child, it helps!112 • Childhood diseases113 • How to assess a child patient114 • Treatments117 • Conclusion118 This is a very special area…

1. In the beginning Nick Southorn and Jamie Mackler • Day one4 • What is Physiotherapy?5 • A brief history of Physiotherapy5 • Physiotherapists at work7 • International organizations9 •…

9. Biopsychosocial approach Paul Watson • Why a biopscyhosocial perspective?102 • A biopsychosocial model of pain disability103 • In the clinic107 • Conclusion109 John was 44. A year ago he…

4. Musculoskeletal physiotherapy Nick Southorn • So what is musculoskeletal therapy?47 • Initial subjective assessment47 • Initial objective assessment50 • Clinical semaphore52 • Treatments52 • Muscle energy techniques (MET)55 •…

7. Neurologic physiotherapy Nick Southorn • Basics83 • Conditions85 • Assessment86 • Treatment of the neurologic patient88 • In the clinic90 The first thing to say about neurologic physiotherapy is:…