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Sports Medicine & Outpatient Orthopedics
Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2019
Format: Book Chapter
Publication Date: Nov 30, 2018
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Place of Publication: New York, NY
Sources ID: 70456
Visibility: Public (group default)
Abstract: (Show)
ESSENTIALS OF DIAGNOSIS History is most important in diagnosing musculoskeletal problems. The mechanism of injury can explain the pathology and symptoms.Determine whether the injury is traumatic or atraumatic, acute or chronic, high or low velocity (greater velocity suggests more structural damage), or whether any movement aggravates or relieves pain associated with the injury.