Assessment and management of shoulder pain at primary care level

• Published in: South African family practice Vol. 63; no. 1; pp. e1 - e4
• Main Authors: Kauta, Ntambue, De Vries, Elma, Du Plessis, Jean-Pierre, Grey, Ben, Anley, Cameron, Vrettos, Basil, Dachs, Robert, Roche, Stephen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: South Africa African Online Scientific Information Systems (Pty) Ltd t/a AOSIS 08.03.2021; AOSIS
• Subjects: Care and treatment; CPD; Diagnosis; Family medicine; guidelines; Pain; primary care; referred shoulder pain; Shoulder pain; shoulder stiffness; spontaneous shoulder pain; Surgeons; traumatic shoulder pain; South Africa; traumatic shoulder pain; spontaneous shoulder pain; guidelines; primary care; referred shoulder pain; shoulder pain; shoulder stiffness

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...