Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to the Screening Process. Introduction to screening for referral in physical therapy -- Interviewing as a screening tool -- Pain types and viscerogenic pain patterns -- Physical assessment as a screening tool -- Viscerogenic Causes of Neuromusculoskeletal Pain and Dysfunction. Screening for hematologic disease -- Screening for cardiovascular disease -- Screening for pulmonary disease -- Screening for gastrointestinal disease -- Screening for hepatic and biliary disease -- Screening for urogenital disease -- Screening for endocrine and metabolic disease -- Screening for immunologic disease -- Screening for cancer. -- Systemic Origins of Neuromuscular or Musculoskeletal Pain and Dysfunction. Screening the head, neck, and back -- Screening the sacrum, sacroiliac, and pelvis -- Screening the lower quadrant: buttock, hip, groin, thigh, and leg -- Screening the chest, breasts, and ribs --
.Screening the shoulder and upper extremity