Dr Iain Lawrie and Dr Karen Simpson offer advice on prescribing for musculoskeletal pain...per cent of those with chronic pain have musculoskeletal problems. The healthcare costs of managing ... specialist pain management. Those who develop persisting musculoskeletal pain may be referred to specialist services. There are no commonly agreed recommendations for the management of most musculoskeletal pains ...
This section of our curriculum guide refers to statement 15.9, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal...Musculoskeletal disorders are common, accounting for 15 20 per cent of GP consultations, and cause a significant amount of morbidity and disability. Most musculoskeletal disorders are chronic ... , restricted movement, deformity and disability Musculoskeletal investigations - Examining the elbow ...
eating disorders, but other diagnostic categories include binge-eating disorder and eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS). Eating disorders affect around 30 per 100,000 of the total population with up to 2 per cent of young women thought to have full-syndrome eating disorders. Aetiological factors ...
. Flexion and extension will be excessive in hyperlaxity disorder or may be lost following injury ...
A systematic approach is needed when examining the spine.
Dr Lizzie Croton examines the role of physiotherapy in two common musculoskeletal conditions....falls under section 15.9 of the RCGP curriculum ' Rheumatology and conditions of the musculoskeletal ... practitioners or education and exercises by physiotherapists for patients with whiplash-associated disorders? A ...
Pain in the knee or hip may be referred from one joint to another, so both should be examined, explain Mr Steve Lipscombe and Dr Dan Bunstone.
Once diagnosed and stabilised bipolar disorder can be managed in primary care, Dr Theodore Soutzos...GPs typically see three cases of bipolar disorder during their career, but 85 per cent ... in bipolar disorder, but in most cases the aetiology of the disorder is complex, with multiple genes and non-genetic factors combining to make patients vulnerable to the condition. Presentation Bipolar disorder ...
of anxiety disorders are the mental and physical symptoms of anxiety occurring in the absence of organic brain disease or another psychiatric disorder. Co-morbidity is common and the disorder is chronic ... disorders suggests a pivotal importance of genetic factors. Generalised anxiety disorders (GAD) occur more ...
degree that it impairs a person's life. Anxiety disorders can be broadly classified into phobic anxiety disorder (social phobia, agoraphobia and specific phobias) and other anxiety disorders, including panic disorder and generalised anxiety disorder (GAD). Anxiety disorders are one of the most ...
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