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.
FCP
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.
FCP
Corticosteroid Injections in Primary Care: Overview of Uses and Risks
Explore the increasing use of corticosteroid injections in primary care for managing musculoskeletal conditions like osteoarthritis. Understand their indications, potential risks such as post-injection flare and systemic effects in this quick overview!
FCP
Does my mind impact my recovery from an MSK injury?
So we know the brain has an impact on pain perception and our general well-being, but can your state of mind influence healing after an injury and what should we consider as FCPs
Mental Health
The Impact of Anxiety on Pain and Recovery in MSK Injuries
Musculoskeletal injuries make up anything up to 20% of GP consults, and FCP's are there to take this pressure off GP's. Growing research shows that anxiety can play a significant role in the perception of pain and the recovery from MSK injuries
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
Mental Health
Mental Health and Resilience in FCP - What can we do?
How can we prevent burn out of FCP's? Here I explore this is more detail using my own personal experiences of mental health struggles and present some practical tips on dealing with and recognising burn out or when things are getting too much