Assessment and management of shoulder pain at primary care level
Most patients with shoulder pain will initially visit their community health centre, private general practitioner or family physician, with various levels of experience in the assessment and management of shoulder conditions. Shoulder conditions will range from early, simple ailments that can be tre...
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| author | Ntambue Kauta Elma de Vries Jean-Pierre du Plessis Ben Grey Cameron Anley Basil Vrettos Robert Dachs Stephen Roche |
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| description | Most patients with shoulder pain will initially visit their community health centre, private general practitioner or family physician, with various levels of experience in the assessment and management of shoulder conditions. Shoulder conditions will range from early, simple ailments that can be treated in the primary care setting, to post-traumatic injuries and complex pathologies requiring the expertise of an orthopaedic surgeon or a fellowship-trained shoulder surgeon. Correct assessment of the patient’s shoulder condition at the index consultation is a prerequisite for appropriate management. This article sets out straightforward guidelines to help general practitioners confidently identify the patient’s source of shoulder pain and initiate an appropriate management plan at primary care level. Criteria for urgent and elective referral for specialist care are also outlined. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-28106bc4e1aa47278fcf3264ad3a2ba02022-12-21T23:39:47ZengAOSISSouth African Family Practice2078-61902078-62042021-03-01631e1e410.4102/safp.v63i1.52794118Assessment and management of shoulder pain at primary care levelNtambue Kauta0Elma de Vries1Jean-Pierre du Plessis2Ben Grey3Cameron Anley4Basil Vrettos5Robert Dachs6Stephen Roche7Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape TownDepartment of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa; and, School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape TownDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape TownDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape TownDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, StellenboschDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape TownDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape TownDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape TownMost patients with shoulder pain will initially visit their community health centre, private general practitioner or family physician, with various levels of experience in the assessment and management of shoulder conditions. Shoulder conditions will range from early, simple ailments that can be treated in the primary care setting, to post-traumatic injuries and complex pathologies requiring the expertise of an orthopaedic surgeon or a fellowship-trained shoulder surgeon. Correct assessment of the patient’s shoulder condition at the index consultation is a prerequisite for appropriate management. This article sets out straightforward guidelines to help general practitioners confidently identify the patient’s source of shoulder pain and initiate an appropriate management plan at primary care level. Criteria for urgent and elective referral for specialist care are also outlined.https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/5279shoulder painshoulder stiffnessprimary careguidelinestraumatic shoulder painspontaneous shoulder painreferred shoulder pain |
| spellingShingle | Ntambue Kauta Elma de Vries Jean-Pierre du Plessis Ben Grey Cameron Anley Basil Vrettos Robert Dachs Stephen Roche Assessment and management of shoulder pain at primary care level South African Family Practice shoulder pain shoulder stiffness primary care guidelines traumatic shoulder pain spontaneous shoulder pain referred shoulder pain |
| title | Assessment and management of shoulder pain at primary care level |
| title_full | Assessment and management of shoulder pain at primary care level |
| title_fullStr | Assessment and management of shoulder pain at primary care level |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment and management of shoulder pain at primary care level |
| title_short | Assessment and management of shoulder pain at primary care level |
| title_sort | assessment and management of shoulder pain at primary care level |
| topic | shoulder pain shoulder stiffness primary care guidelines traumatic shoulder pain spontaneous shoulder pain referred shoulder pain |
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