Objectives

• Recognize major bones and muscles of the musculoskeletal system

• Recognize common symptoms of musculoskeletal diseases

• Recognize common laboratory and diagnostic tests of the musculoskeletal system

• Differentiate different fracture types• Differentiate between lordosis, kyphosis and scoliosis• Differentiate various diseases of the musculoskeletal

systemFibromyalgiaOsteoporosisTendinitisCarpel Tunnel Syndrome

cranium mandible claviclescapula sternum rib radius

ulna vertebrae carpels

ilium sacrum ischium femurpatella tibia fibula

phlanges

Muscles

Recognize common symptoms of musculoskeletal diseases

• Pain• Tenderness and

swelling• Malaise, weakness

and fatigue• Fever

•

• Obvious bone deformation

• Inflammation• Stiffness• Weight and height

loss

Fractures and bone healing

Differentiate between lordosis, kyphosis and scoliosis

Fibromyalgia

• Syndrome• Also known as Fibritis,

chronic muscle pain syndrome, psychogenic rheumatism, tension myalgia

• Chronic, body-wide pain that migrates

• Pain in at least 11 of 18 tender spots

Osteoporosis

• Osteoporosis is a disease in which bones become weak and brittle. If left unchecked, osteoporosis can progress painlessly until a bone breaks (fracture). Any bone can be affected, but of special concern are fractures of the hip, spine, and wrist

Tendinitis

• Tendonitis is the inflammation, irritation, and swelling of a tendon. It can occur as a result of injury, overuse, or with aging

• Any action that places prolonged repetitive strain on the forearm muscles can cause tendonitis.

• Common symptom of tendonitis is pain, (tenderness, and the increase of pain with movement)

Carpel Tunnel Syndrome

• Pinching of the nerve causes numbness and tingling in the area of the hand that the nerve travels to. The condition that results when the Median Nerve is being pinched in The Carpal Tunnel is commonly referred to as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome or “CTS”.

Common laboratory and diagnostic tests

• Blood tests (rheumatoid factor, uric acid, serum enzymes)

• X-ray

• CT scan

• MRI

• Bone Density Scan

Bone Density Scan