Rehabilitation of orthopedic and rheumatologic disorders. 4. Musculoskeletal disorders

This self-directed learning module highlights assessment and therapeutic op tions in the rehabilitation of patients with orthopedic and musculoskeletal disorders. It is part of the chapter on rehabilitation of orthopedic and r heumatologic disorders in the Self-Directed Physiatric Education Program fo r practitioners and trainees in physical medicine and rehabilitation. This article discusses new advances in such topics as idiopathic scoliosis, nont raumatic shoulder pain, rotator cuff tendinitis, and Dupuytren's disease. ( C) 2000 by the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.