Dr. L. Ombregt

The shoulder  -   The Elbow

Clinical examiniation - Diagnosis - Conservative Treatment techniques

The content is based on the work of Dr. J.H. Cyriax and the standardwork
of Dr. L. Ombregt : A System of Orthopaedic Medicine

A System of Orthopaedic Medicine' is available as E-book.

This site can be used as a series of clinical lessons in the examination and treatment
of shoulder or elbow lesions.

• The history, clinical examination, interpretation
  and conservative treatment will be discussed step by step.
• Ample attention will be given to the general principles and to the
  development of the clinical interpretation.
• You can decide to interrupt the lesson at any moment to recall certain fragments
  or to surf forward to other pages for more information.

The term orthopedic medicine comes from Dr. J. Cyriax, M.D., M.R.C.P.
He has devoted his entire life developing a diagnostic method that, because of its basic simplicity,
can be considered as genial, and in which history and clinical examination regain their fullest rights.

Symptoms and signs are interpreted and catalogued via 'patterns'.
A pattern is a particular functional behaviour of a disorder or a group of disorders.
For most of the disorders, a local, direct, efficient and economical treatment can be offered.
For a long time, the entire system has proven its efficiency in everyday's practice and it is now, for many doctors
and physiotherapist, a most valuable asset in their diagnostic and therapeutic set of instruments.

However, although the techiques are simple, for any treatment to be successful, accurate diagnosis is vital
and considerable detail must be given on the correct performance of each therapeutic technique . .

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