Continuing Education for Osteopathic Physicians Greenman | Osteopathic Principles and Practice Greenman

College of Osteopathic Medicine

Michigan State University

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After completing these materials you will:

Be familiar with the diagnostic criteria that defines somatic dysfunction.
Learn two conventions for naming somatic dysfunction.
Understand the differance between a normal barrier to motion and a barrier that results from pathology.
Review several types of pathology that may result in somatic dysfunction.
Understand the differance between Type I (neutral), Type II (nonneutral), and Type III motion mechanics.
Review important anterior and posterior landmarks that you will use during diagnosis and treatment.
Be familiar with a conventional axis system used to describe motion in three-dimensional space.
Briefly review the history and uniqueness of osteopathic medicine.

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