Week 5-6: Overview of the physiology of pain and systemic causes of pain
This chapter covers the mechanisms of referred visceral pain, multisegmental innervations, assessment of pain and symptoms, sources of pain, types of pain, comparison of systemic versus musculoskeletal pain, patterns, characteristics of viscerogenic pain, screening for emotional and psychologic overlay, screening for systemic versus psychogenic, symptoms and physician referral.
Course Material
- Week 1-2: Introduction to screening for referral in physical therapy
- Week 3-4: Introduction to the interviewing process
- Week 5-6: Overview of the physiology of pain and systemic causes of pain
- Week 7-10: Physical assessment as a screening tool
- Week 11-15: Screening the lower quadrant: buttock, hip, groin, thigh, and leg
- Week 16-20: Screening the chest, breasts, and ribs
- Week 21-24: Screening the shoulder and upper extremity
- Chapters 7
- Department Allied Health Sciences
- Teacher
Dr. Muhammad Mustafa Qamar
