Upper Limb
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Quick Guide
Unlock key insights on carpal tunnel syndrome! Discover diagnostic tips, differential diagnoses & stepwise treatment strategies to optimise patient care.
Conditions
Upper Limb
Evidence Based Shoulder Pain Diagnosis
Simplified shoulder pain diagnosis for primary care: learn to differentiate neck vs shoulder pain, identify instability, AC joint issues, frozen shoulder, arthritis, and rotator cuff tendinopathy. Discover key red flags and when to seek urgent referral for optimal treatment.
Conditions
Calcific Tendinopathy: A Brief Overview
This brief overview explains calcific tendinopathy of the shoulder, where calcium deposits in the tendon cause pain. Discover its stages, ultrasound and clinical diagnosis, management strategies, and emerging research for improved shoulder function.
Upper Limb
Corticosteroid Injections for Rotator Cuff Related Shoulder Pain?
Explore the evidence on corticosteroid injections for rotator cuff pain management. This post reviews short-term pain relief, long-term limitations, and the benefits of combining injections with physiotherapy to enhance patient outcomes in clinical practice
Conditions
Sacroillitis - When to suspect and what should I do?
Sacroiliitis is an inflammatory condition of one or both of the sacroiliac joints and is often linked to diseases like ankylosing spondylitis. How do you know if your patient has it? What should you do?
Conditions
Sacroiliac Joint Pain - How Do I Help My Patients?
Sacroiliac (SI) joint pain is a common but challenging source of low back pain, affecting 16-30% of sufferers. Explore evidence-based approaches to effectively manage SI joint pain in patients, ensuring better outcomes with a step-up treatment strategy
Conditions
Sacroiliac what? What the difference is between Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction and Sacroiliitis and why it matters!
Aren't sacroiliac joint pain, sacroiliac dysfunction and sacroiliitis all the same thing? Nope! Here we unpick the language and explain why they're different in terms of symptoms, underlying pathology and management in the first post in this series
Training
Exercise Addiction - Does it have an impact on injuries?
In this article I wanted to discuss this as a concept as (rightfully so) getting more active is something we seen pushed in the media. The aim of this is not to scare or stop you from having these conversations with your patients - quite the opposite. It's about discussing exercise in a healthy way
FCP
Osteoporosis - What can we do?
FCPs are well positioned with longer appointments to address issues that involve lifestyle modification advice but also the evidence shows most of this group of patients will present after a fragility fracture so they will present often with pain/needing MSK management so would be streamlined to us.
Conditions
Secondary Osteoporosis
Secondary Osteoporosis is the demineralisation and subsequent weakening of the bones causes by medical conditions, procedures and medications
Conditions
ACL Crossbracing - Why do I think we should be excited?
The ACL cross bracing protocol is a novel idea and not intensely studied so why do I think we should be excited about it? Plus... what the heck is it?
Conditions
ACL - Surgery or Physio?
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury (ACL injury) is a common injury for younger athletes. Should they have surgery or should they have conservative management with physio? This article explore that topic in detail