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Orthopaedic Medicine Diploma Course, module B+C

Orthopaedic Medicine course, Module B+C : lumbar, cervical and thoracic spine, 4 days, 0900-1700

Lumbar spine

• Specific history taking
• General history
• Inspection : what is relevant ?
• Basic functional examination : how to reach, in a valid and practical way, a diagnosis and differential diagnosis, respecting red flags
• Accessory examination
• (ir)relevance of palpation and other diagnostic procedures
• Specific indications and contraindications of manipulative techniques ; techniques with and without traction component
• Specific indications and contraindications of mechanical traction techniques
• Specific indication and contraindications of self treatment exercises
• Creating a treatment strategy with incorporation of prophylactic and self treatment Mechanisms of spontaneous cure procedures
• Accessory SI pain provocation examination
• Clinical reasoning by using a standardized examination protocol incorporating links to McKenzie and other manual therapy approaches : how to reach a diagnosis and differential diagnosis ; is there any compatibility between different methods ?
• Non-mechanical disorders : discover the yellow and red flags
• Differential diagnosis with SI-joint and hip problems
• Indications for epidural local anaesthesia and nerve block
• Detailed analysis assessment form
• Lumbar : true false questions
• Lumbar : Quizz
• Lumbar : MCQ questions

Cervical spine

• history, inspection, functional examination
• pre-manipulative considerations
• manipulation indications-contraindications / treatment techniques / therapeutic strategy
• recapitulation functional examination + extra test for RA
• differential diagnosis - scapular area
• more differential diagnosis incl. facet joint - whiplash - adhesions
• analysis assessment form

Thoracic spine

• history
• functional examination
• manipulation techniques
• muscular lesions

General recapitulation of treatment techniques