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Orthopaedic Medicine Knowledge Bank

The orthopaedic medicine "Knowledge Bank" offers you a lot practical information on clinical reasoning strategies, diagnosis and therapy strategy which could inspire you in your daily practice as a musculoskeletal therapist.  Each month I add new content.


Challenge yourself now
Do the clinical reasoning challenge by solving 10 multiple choice questions...
1 Article
Functional examination and clinical reasoning challenges
How to solve some diagnostic challenges in a few minutes...
20 Articles
Transverse friction massage
The do's and don'ts of deep transverse friction massage techniques...
6 Articles
Injection techniques
When and when not to use injection techniques...
9 Articles
Manipulation techniques
Have a look at some manipulation techniques in the spine and the extremities...
10 Articles
Nice to know / complementary treatment techniques
Some additional inspiration on orthopaedic medicine issues and compatible...
6 Articles
Definitions in orthopaedic medicine
What's the definition of frequently used terminology in orthopaedic medicine...
3 Articles
Case studies
An overview of some orthopaedic medicine case studies...
2 Articles
The scientific references "boutique"
The links to a series of scientific articles...
10 Articles
Shoulder "Read the manual"
An overview of extracts of the shoulder course hand outs in orthopaedic medicine...
2 Articles
Elbow "Read the manual"
An overview of extracts of the elbow course hand outs in orthopaedic medicine....
1 Article
Wrist and hand "Read the manual"
An overview of extracts of the wrist and hand course hand outs in orthopaedic...
Hip "Read the manual"
An overview of extracts of the hip course hand outs in orthopaedic medicine....
2 Articles
Knee "Read the manual"
An overview of extracts of the knee course hand outs in orthopaedic medicine....
1 Article
Foot and ankle "Read the manual"
An overview of extracts of the foot and ankle course hand outs in orthopaedic...
Lumbar spine "Read the manual"
An overview of extracts of the lumbar spine course hand outs in orthopaedic...
1 Article
Cervical spine "Read the manual"
An overview of extracts of the cervical spine course hand outs in orthopaedic...
Thoracic spine "Read the manual"
An overview of extracts of the thoracic spine course hand outs in orthopaedic...

Successful implementation of orthopaedic medicine is all about collecting puzzle pieces.  Let me guide you through this orthopaedic journey in which you will find out a lot of useful clinical details.

What about the indication, contraindications and practical implications of deep transverse friction massage techniques, mobilisation, manipulation techniques, injection and infiltration techniques?  What about differential diagnostic clinical reasoning strategies? ...?