This handbook is designed for use by the qualified practitioner or student, in the fields of osteopathy, physical therapy, chiropractic, or orthopedic medicine. It will assist the practitioner in the difficult process of making a diagnosis by drawing together, into one place, information from a wide range of medical textbooks. Covers all common conditions that present in the practitioner's examination room, and outlines possible causes of presenting symptoms while suggesting special tests that would assist in generating a diagnosis. Each chapter covers an individual joint, functional unit or spinal area giving an outline of the anatomy; the pathological conditions with the commonest ones tabled for easy differential diagnosis; the expected normal active and passive joint ranges, and provides examples of simple orthopedic and neurological tests. The final chapters briefly cover the signs and symptoms of common rheumatological conditions; the normal and commonly seen abnormal patterns of gait, and the signs and symptoms of neurological involvement with a neurological screening routine described. Although it concentrates upon the musculo-skeletal system, it also covers case history taking, red flag issues and the physical examination of the patient The book is not designed as a main text but as a companion that will be used within the clinical environment as a quick reference book.