Course Description:

Clinical vignettes or ‘cases’ represent the oldest and most familiar form of medical
communication. A vignette presents a hypothetical situation, to which learners respond thereby
revealing their perceptions, values, social norms or impressions of events. Both forms of learning
help students recognize and interpret important data coming from the patient's problem thereby
enabling students to arrive at a correct diagnosis and best treatment course. This course uses five
different cases to discuss the most pertinent examination and treatment methods for each
involved condition. This course is part of a comprehensive clinical series covering examination
and intervention for the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine, as well as the upper (shoulder,
elbow, wrist, and hand) and lower (hip, pelvis, knee, foot, and ankle) quarters.