Assessment and management of shoulder pain at primary care level
South African Family Practice
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Assessment and management of shoulder pain at primary care level | |
| Creator | Kauta, Ntambue de Vries, Elma du Plessis, Jean-Pierre Grey, Ben Anley, Cameron Vrettos, Basil Dachs, Robert Roche, Stephen | |
| 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. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2021-03-08 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/safp.v63i1.5279 | |
| Source | South African Family Practice; Vol 63, No 1 (2021): Part 1; 4 pages 2078-6204 2078-6190 | |
| Language | eng | |
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