GPs should look beyond physical symptoms when diagnosing patients with musculoskeletal problems...is the attitude of many GPs that a musculoskeletal disorder sufferer must be 100 per cent before return to work ... of musculoskeletal conditions. Conditions such as arthritis and back pain account for up to a third of all GP ... patient can do rather than on what they cannot when diagnosing musculoskeletal conditions, according ...
People who work at computers require wide forearm supports to prevent them from developing musculoskeletal disorders and upper body pain, according to US research. In a study of 182 call centre operators, they found that forearm support boards reduced the risk of neck and shoulder disorders by 50 per cent ...
Opportunities to slash repeat consultations and improve outcomes for patients with musculoskeletal...Around a fifth of all adults in the UK consult their GP with musculoskeletal problems and chronic ... , these figures are likely to rise. Musculoskeletal problems are also the second most common reason after ... annual conference in York last week, where experts warned that musculoskeletal care risks worsening ...
A GP-led musculoskeletal service has improved waiting times and outcomes and the model it uses...as a GP you feel you ve no input really over what happens. Musculoskeletal services Dr Warburton said CCGs themselves must also begin to talk to GPs about local needs in musculoskeletal services ... at the moment to refer those patients. The Oldham service provides a musculoskeletal service worth 23m ...
GPs should be assessing patients with depression to rule out a diagnosis of bipolar disorder, say...disorder questionnaire (MDQ). Of 278 patients who returned the questionnaire, 24 per cent had an episode of mania or mild mania. Subsequent assessment of the patients showed that half had bipolar disorder. Lead ... is that treating bipolar disorder with antidepressants alone can exacerbate the mania side of the disorder. Dr ...
disorders to be diagnosed earlier....The software compares the faces of undiagnosed children with those with a diagnosed genetic disorder. The technique, presented this week at the British Festival of Science in York, has so far performed with a 90 per cent success rate. Comment below and tell us what you think ...
Blood cell disorders may originate in the bone marrow, US research has suggested.
Disordered sleep in which patients act out their dreams may be an early symptom of Parkinson...Rapid eye movement sleep behaviour disorder (RBD) occurs when the normal mechanism which induces ... or dementia. Lead researcher, Dr Maja Tippmann-Peikert, a neurologist at the Mayo clinic s Sleep Disorder ... treatment of any developing neurological disorders, she said. Meanwhile, another study presented ...
of eating disorders, according to news reports....The Royal College of Psychiatrists' eating disorders section said there is a growing body of research that shows the media plays a part in the development of eating disorder symptoms ... disorder symptoms, said the college. 'Although biological and genetic factors play an important role ...
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