Table of Contents

SECTION I INTRODUCTION TO THE SCREENING PROCESS
1. Introduction to Screening for Referral in Physical Therapy
2. Interviewing as a Screening Tool
3. Pain Types and Viscerogenic Pain Patterns
4. Physical Assessment as a Screening Tool
5. Screening for Neurologic Conditions

SECTION II VISCEROGENIC CAUSES OF NEUROMUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN AND DYSFUNCTION
6. Screening for Hematologic Diseas
7. Screening for Cardiovascular Disease
8. Screening for Pulmonary Disease
9. Screening for Gastrointestinal Disease
10. Screening for Hepatic and Biliary Disease
11. Screening for Urogenital Disease
12. Screening for Endocrine and Metabolic Disease
13. Screening for Immunologic Disease
14. Screening for Cancer

SECTION III SYSTEMIC ORIGINS OF NEUROMUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN AND DYSFUNCTION
15. Screening the Head, Neck, and Back
16. Screening the Sacrum, Sacroiliac, and Pelvis
17. Screening the Lower Quadrant: Buttock, Hip, Groin, Thigh, and Leg
18. Screening the Chest, Breasts, and Ribs
19. Screening the Shoulder and Upper Extremity