The Musculoskeletal Practitioner’s Handbook,

SECTION 1 Musculoskeletal Anatomy
1.1 Cardinal Planes
1.2 Joint Movements
1.3 Musculoskeletal Anatomy
1.4 Bones of the Hand and Foot
1.5 Muscle Innervation Chart

SECTION 2 Musculoskeletal Assessment
2.1 Dermatomes
2.2 Myotomes
2.3 Reflexes
2.4 Upper and Lower Motor Neurone Lesions
2.5 Medical Research Council Scale
2.6 Peripheral Nerve Sensory Innervation
2.7 Nerve Pathways
2.8 Neurological Tests
2.9 Neurodynamic Tests
2.10 Cranial Nerves
2.11 Glossary of Neurological Terms
2.12 Modified Ashworth Scale
2.13 Trigger Points
2.14 Visceral Referral Patterns
2.15 Flags in Back Pain
2.16 Vascular Assessment
2.17 Musculoskeletal Tests
2.18 Common Vascular Tests
2.19 Diagnostic Criteria and Clinical Scoring Systems
2.20 Fractures
2.21 Subjective Assessment
2.22 Physical Assessment

SECTION 3 Musculoskeletal Regional Conditions
3.1 Spine
3.2 Shoulder
3.3 Elbow
3.4 Hand and Wrist
3.5 Hip
3.6 Knee
3.7 Foot and Ankle
3.8 Regional Musculoskeletal Conditions: Shorts

SECTION 4 Systemic Conditions
4.1 Rheumatoid Arthritis
4.2 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
4.3 Sjögren’s Syndrome
4.4 Spondyloarthropathy
4.5 Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis
4.6 Fibromyalgia
4.7 Hypermobile Ehlers–Danlos Syndrome (hEDS)
4.8 Gout
4.9 Pseudogout
4.10 Osteoporosis
4.11 Osteomalacia
4.12 Paget’s Disease
4.13 Hypercalcaemia
4.14 Diabetes Mellitus
4.15 Hypothyroidism
4.16 Hyperthyroidism
4.17 Hyperparathyroidism
4.18 Motor Neurone Disease
4.19 Multiple Sclerosis
4.20 Peripheral Neuropathy
4.21 Multiple Myeloma
4.22 Primary Bone Cancer
4.23 Metastatic Bone Cancer
4.24 Lymphoma
4.25 Leukaemia
4.26 Soft Tissue Sarcoma
4.27 Systemic Conditions: Shorts

SECTION 5 Diagnostics
5.1 Imaging
5.2 Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
5.3 Summary of Blood Tests

SECTION 6 Pain Medications
6.1 Amitriptyline
6.2 Aspirin
6.3 Baclofen
6.4 Buprenorphine
6.5 Celecoxib
6.6 Codeine Phosphate
6.7 Diazepam
6.8 Diclofenac
6.9 Dihydrocodeine
6.10 Duloxetine
6.11 Etoricoxib
6.12 Fentanyl
6.13 Gabapentin
6.14 Ibuprofen
6.15 Meloxicam
6.16 Morphine Sulphate
6.17 Naproxen
6.18 Oxycodone
6.19 Paracetamol
6.20 Pregabalin
6.21 Tramadol

SECTION 7 Appendices
7.1 Acronyms and Abbreviations
7.2 Prefixes and Suffixes
7.3 Laboratory Values
7.4 National Early Warning Score (NEWS2)
7.5 Adult Basic Life Support
7.5.1 Adult Basic Life Support in Community Settings
7.5.2 Adult Choking
7.6 Paediatric Basic Life Support
7.6.1 Paediatric Basic Life Support (Hospital)
7.6.2 Paediatric Out-of-Hospital Basic Life Support
7.6.3 Paediatric Foreign Body Airway Obstruction
7.7 Body Mass Index Chart
7.8 Suspected Cancer – Recognition and Referral