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Orthopedics, or Orthotraumatology, is the medical specialty that treats deformities, diseases and traumatic injuries of the musculoskeletal system (axial and appendicular) in all age groups. As a result of the aging population, a natural consequence of the increase in average life expectancy and improvements in medical care, Orthopedics is increasingly faced with a challenge: providing care to a dominant and biologically fragile age group, in need of treatment for degenerative diseases (especially in weight-bearing joints such as the spine, hips and knees) and osteoporotic fractures. Therefore, Orthopedics' primary focus is the treatment and prevention of developmental diseases in children and young people, and degeneration in adults and the elderly.
The General Practitioner is responsible for providing comprehensive and continuous care to all individuals who seek his/her care, regardless of age, sex or condition. He/she cares for his/her patients within the context of their family, community and culture, always respecting their autonomy. The family physician recognizes that he/she has a professional responsibility towards his/her community. When negotiating action plans with his/her patients, he/she integrates physical, psychological, social, cultural and existential factors, using the knowledge and trust generated by repeated contacts. He/she exercises his/her professional role by promoting health, preventing illness and providing curative, follow-up or palliative care, either directly or through the services of others, depending on the health needs and resources available within the community served, and also assists patients, whenever necessary, in accessing these services. The family physician must take responsibility for developing and maintaining his/her skills, balance and personal values, as a basis for the safe and effective provision of health care to patients.
The expert assessment of bodily injuries is a medical act, to which the usual rules of the medical “art” apply, but its execution requires specific training, as well as the expert’s understanding and empathy for the injured party. Personal and time availability are essential for a correct assessment. The expert evidence is presented in the form of a report, which must describe the accident in detail, interpret the tests carried out and draw up a set of well-founded conclusions. The role of the medical expert is to respond to the specific purpose of the expert assessment, in an impartial and objective manner, translating the complexity of the medical assessment into simple terms, so that all parties involved in the process of assessing and compensating the victim can correctly and clearly justify their decisions.
Clinical Psychology can be defined as the subdiscipline of Psychology that aims to study, assess, diagnose, help and treat psychological distress, regardless of the underlying cause. What usually differentiates clinical psychology from other areas of practice is, above all, the fact that it is a practice based on individual and singular observation: clinical listening. It is a space in which the patient finds support to express their conflicts, fears, concerns and suffering, in order to obtain emotional relief. The clinical psychologist is able to support a variety of demands and age groups. Clinical monitoring can be both individual and group (as in couples therapy), with the aim of promoting self-knowledge and creating tools to deal more assertively with conflicts and decision-making.