Basic Principles of Musculoskeletal Assessment

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Lecture Overview

Patients often call 000 for pain or decreased mobility. Often, the issue isn't due to a medical condition - but how do we know that for sure? This is why conducting a musculoskeletal assessment is so important. In this lecture, registered paramedic Maggie Chung describes the basic principles of musculoskeletal assessment, looking at both upper limb and lower limb assessment.

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Maggie Chung View profile
Maggie Chung is a trainer and assessor, as well as a registered paramedic with NSW Ambulance. She mainly works in the Western Sydney and Blue mountains areas, and has much on-road paramedic experience. Maggie is passionate about health education and training and runs her own first aid training courses.
Details
CPD time22m
First Published02 February 2023
Updated02 February 2023
Expires
02 February 2025
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Topics
Clinical Assessment
Pain
Paramedicine