OCOM 605 - Musculoskeletal System

This five-week musculoskeletal course gives students a strong foundation in the anatomical and physiological sciences relating to skeletal muscle and bone tissue, as competency in these areas is directly applicable to many medical disciplines, particularly orthopedics, radiology, rheumatology and rehabilitation medicine. The course focuses on acute injury in terms of basic bone and cartilage histology; pathology of bone including acute inflammation and cell death; membrane transport and action potential generation of excitable tissues; radiological imaging of the limbs and back; muscle pain and weakness in terms of the underlying physiological mechanisms that regulate muscle forces; pathologic processes that cause pain and weakness; joint pain with respect to limb muscle, anatomy and histology; chronic inflammation and the immune system; and back pain in relation to biomechanics, treatment and rehabilitation medicine.