Clinical Assessment of the Musculoskeletal System: A Handbook for Medical Students

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Resulting from arc-funded research, this fully revised and updated Handbook (which comes accompanied by a DVD on regional examination) covers 50 core skills appropriate for medical students at the point of qualification.

Incorporating the widely used 'GALS' screening examination and the detailed Regional Examination of the Musculoskeletal System ('REMS'), as well as history-taking skills and an introduction to the investigations available to assist in diagnosis, the Handbook and its accompanying DVD will be invaluable as an aid to study and revision. Doctors and allied health professionals may also find this publication of interest. Please note: For a paediatric version of the GALS designed for the assessment of the school-aged child, see the separate DVD, 'pGALS', as listed in the Electronic Media section.

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A team of people contributed to this publication. The original text was written by an expert in the subject. It was assessed at draft stage by doctors, allied health professionals, an education specialist and people with arthritis. A non-medical editor rewrote the text to make it easy to understand and an arc medical editor is responsible for the content overall.

This publication has been made possible because of voluntary donations given to the Arthritis Research Campaign. Printed copies can be ordered on this web site or by writing to arc Trading Ltd, James Nicolson Link, Clifton Moor, York YO30 4XX, United Kingdom.