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The Society of Orthopaedic Medicine was formed in 1979 to develop the
work of Dr James Cyriax and to promote the theory and practice of orthopaedic
medicine. Membership consists of approximately 1700 doctors and physiotherapists.
Orthopaedic medicine is the examination, diagnosis and treatment of
non-surgical lesions of the musculoskeletal system. Orthopaedic medicine
began in 1929 when Dr James Cyriax observed a number of patients where
the diagnosis was vague and the treatment non-specific. There appeared
to be no satisfactory method for testing the function of soft tissues
to achieve a clinical diagnosis. He developed a system of assessment
aiming to accurately diagnose lesions of the musculoskeletal system and
a non-surgical method of treatment for soft tissue lesions.
He based his work on the following principles:
All pain has a source
All treatment must reach the source
All treatment must benefit the lesion
Since the approach was formulated by Dr Cyriax, it has undergone constant
development and re-appraisal in the light of current research.
The Society continues to be invited to run courses both
nationally and internationally with a team of experienced teachers. Doctors
and physiotherapists come together to learn this approach and the Society
continues to grow with an ever increasing demand for courses.
An academic journal, the Journal of Orthopaedic
Medicine, is produced three times per year in conjunction
with the British Insititute of Musculoskeletal Medicine, the American
Academy of Orthopaedic Medicine and the Irish
Society of Orthopaedic Medicine.
A combined symposium is organised annually, enabling current and past
students to maintain contact with the Society.
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