Myoskeletal Medicine - FV100

• Title: Myoskeletal Medicine
• Guaranteed by: Department of Rehabilitation (15-461)
• Faculty: Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové
• Actual: from 2025
• Semester: summer
• Points: 0
• E-Credits: 2
• Examination process: summer s.:
• Hours per week, examination: summer s.:0/30, C [HS]
• Capacity: 21
• Min. number of students: 5
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan; enabled for web enrollment
• Guarantor: doc. MUDr. Ivan Vařeka, Ph.D.
• Comes under: General medicine - ELECTIVE subjects
• Incompatibility : FA0108087
• Pre-requisite : FGP029

Annotation

Disorders of function of the motion system. Functional disorder – definition. Physical examination processes, diagnostics of motion system function (joints, muscles, fascie). Examination of postural functions. Examination of muscle tonus, muscle strength. Therapy methods of functional disorders – examination of soft tissues, postizometric relaxation, mobilization techniques.

Last update: Rohlenová Martina, Mgr. (14.08.2019)

Literature

Recommended Literature:

1. Hoppenfeld, S. (2013). Physical Examination of the Spine and Extremities. Pearson Education Limited
2. Kapandji, A. I. (2019). The Physiology of the Joints 1.-3. 7th Edition. Handspring Publishing
3. Kendal, F. P. (2005). Muscles: Testing and Function, with Posture and Pain. Lipincot Wiliams & Wilkins
4. Lewit, K. (2009). Manipulative Therapy. Churchill Livingstone
5. Simons, D.G., et al. (1998). Travell & Simons' Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: The Trigger Point Manual (2-Volume Set).  2nd Edition

Last update: Rohlenová Martina, Mgr. (14.08.2019)

Requirements to the exam

Oral exam.

Attendance at seminars. Absence of 2 seminars max. is excused, students shall fill in the seminar topics. Otherwise, students shall ask the lecturer to provide them with some extra time in order to fill in the discussed topics.

Last update: Rohlenová Martina, Mgr. (14.08.2019)

Syllabus

Lecturers:

• MUDr. Martina Tvrdíková

Seminars/Practice:

1. Disorders of function of the motion system, examination of function disorder, manual therapy principles
2. Examination of postural functions, standing, walking
3. Examination of muscle tonus, muscle strength
4. Joint movements, examination of movement extend
5. Physical examination and manual therapy – pelvis, hip joint 
6. Physical examination and manual therapy – lumbar spine, thoracic spine
7. Physical examination and manual therapy – cervical spine, orofacial system
8. Physical examination and manual therapy – shoulder girdle, elbow, hand
9. Physical examination and manual therapy – knee, ankle and foot
10. Physical examination and manual therapy – soft tissues 

Last update: Lopourová Libuše, Bc. (27.01.2025)