General MSK Conditions - NPTE

Degenerative Joint Disease, Degenerative Osteoarthritis, Osteoarthritis

Degenerative process of varied etiology, which includes mechanical changes, disease, and/or joint trauma primarily confined to one or more synovial wings and its surrounding soft tissues

characterized by degeneration of articular cartilage with hypertrophy of subchonral bone and joint capsule of weight bearing joints

Most common form of arthritis, affecting men more than women before the age of 50 and then more women than men after the age of 50

slowly progressive condition with pain initially episodic and triggered activity; eventually chronic

Signs and Symptoms include pain, swelling loss of ROM, and bony deformity

Ankylosing Spondylitis

Progressive inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology that initially affects axial skeleton

Initial onset(usually mid and low back pain for 3 months or greater) before 4th decade of life

First symptoms include mid- and low- back pain, morning stiffness, and sacroilitis

Results in kyphotic deformity of the cervical and thoracic spine and a decrease in lumbar lordosis

Degeneration of peripheral and costovertebral joints may be observed in advanced stages

Gout

Genetic disorder of purine metabolism, characterized by elevated serum uric acid (hyperuricemia); Uric acid changes into crystals and deposits into peripheral joints and other tissues (kidney)

Most frequently observed at knee and great toe of foot

Psoriatic Arthritis

Chronic, erosive inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology, associated with psoriasis

Erosive degeneration usually occurs in joints of digits as well as axial skeleton

Both sexes are affected equally

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Chronic systemic autoimmune disorder of unknown etiology trout to have a generic basis

Individuals with RA produce antibodies to their own immunoglobulins such as rheumatoid factor and ACPA

Disease is commonly characterized by periods of exacerbation and remission

Women have two to four times greater incidence than men, with an onset between 40 and 60

Osteoporosis

Osteomalacia

Osteomyelitis

Myofascial Pain Syndrome

Tendonosis/Tendinopathy

Bursitis

Muscle Strains

Myositis Ossificans

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

Paget’s Disease (Osteitis Deformans)

Etiology is largely unknown, but thought to be linked to a type of viral infection along with environmental factors

Considered

Torticollis

Spasm and/or tightness of SCM muscle, with varied etiology

Dysfunction observed is side-bending toward and rotation away from the affected SCM