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musculoskeletal system
(redirected from Musculo-skeletal system)

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Noun1.musculoskeletal system - the system of muscles and tendons and ligaments and bones and joints and associated tissues that move the body and maintain its form
body, organic structure, physical structure - the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being); "he felt as if his whole body were on fire"
system - a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts; "the body has a system of organs for digestion"
muscle system, muscular structure, musculature - the muscular system of an organism
skeletal system, systema skeletale, skeleton, frame - the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal


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The musculo-skeletal system is the major component of study in physiotherapy, and in our undergraduate years we struggle to comprehend the integration of its components: vascular, muscular, skeletal and neurological, that combine to create the system we study and treat all our professional careers.
OSTEOPATHY is a system of diagnosis and treatment whose main emphasis is on conditions affecting the musculo-skeletal system.
 
 
 
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