SpletShoulder surgery seeks to repair and/or reconstruct the soft tissues (ligaments, tendons, labrum), connective tissues, muscles, and joints that allow for normal shoulder movement, strength and function. Severe shoulder conditions may require shoulder replacement surgery to replace damaged parts of the joint with prosthetic components. Spletquick shoulder assessment guide • observation • active movement abduction • passive capsular pattern (external rotation) • special tests – • impingement (hawkins kennedy) • …
Making shoulder pain simple in general practice: implementing an ...
Spletstrained acromioclavicular joint - pain and restriction of active shoulder abduction; frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis) - prominent restriction of external rotation of the shoulder joint; more than internal rotation or abduction; infraspinatus tendinitis - pain on resisted shoulder external rotation SpletContracted Shoulder- Presentation • Traumatic or apparently insidious • Associations with Diabetes, Hypothyroidism, Dypytrens and to a lesser extent cardiovascular disease and raised cholesterol •Pain +++ •Night pain •Global shoulder pain, may affect whole arm •AROM and PROM reduced globally. Capsular pattern: many parents have toyed with home schooling
RACGP - Shoulder injuries – management in general practice
SpletShoulder pain is a common reason for seeking the general practitioner (GP). 1–3 Shoulder pain often results in sick leave and disability 4 and complaints are often prolonged. 5 6 To diagnose shoulder disorders is considered difficult and may be one of the reasons why GPs rely on radiographic examination in their assessment. 7 8 It is recommended … Splet07. dec. 2016 · Shoulder pain is a common presenting complaint in primary care that can arise from the joint or be referred from elsewhere Most diagnoses can be made from a systematic history and targeted … Splet21. jun. 2024 · Management of shoulder pain by UK general practitioners (GPs): a national survey This survey of GPs in the UK highlights reliance on radiographs and blood tests in the management of common shoulder pain presentations. GPs report referring more than 7 out of 10 patients with RCT and AdhC to physiotherapists. kpta action