The aim of this course is explain to the students about the orthopedic problems and musculoskeletal system injuries; providing to understand the mechanism of these injuries, the situations and activities that can cause injuries, degeneration and disabilities, giving information about protection and prevention of the injuries, disabilities and early degeneration and, providing to use these information by the students for applications.

The basic descriptions and the mechanisms of the orthopedics problems and musculoskeletal system injuries; etiologic factors that cause musculoskeletal system injuries and early degeneration; the importance of orthopedic rehabilitation in orthopedic problems and the musculoskeletal system injuries; contents of the protective and preventive physiotherapy concept in orthopedics; advantages of protecting from the orthopedics problems and the musculoskeletal system injuries and its effects on the community health; the role of physiotherapists for prevention of these problems; the methods of protection and prevention; theorical information and practical application about these problems.