Shoulder pain is a common cause of presentation to primary care and can be due to a number of causes. These include: Pain arising from the shoulder: rotator cuff disorders, frozen shoulder, instability disorders, acromioclavicular disorders, glenohumeral joint osteoarthritis, inflammatory arthritis, Paget’s disease, avascular necrosis of the humeral head, septic Read more
Up to 60% of the population will experience back pain at some time. Only about 20% of people with low back pain consult a GP each year. Acute back pain is however one of the commonest reasons for GP emergency appointments.1 An average GP sees about 70 presentations of low Read more
Patients often present to a GP with ‘funny turns’ which are described as ‘dizziness’, ‘giddiness’, ‘wooziness’, ‘unsteadiness’, ‘light-headedness’, or ‘feeling faint’. The GP’s most important task is to establish what exactly the patient has experienced, because that understanding will give valuable clues to the diagnosis. It is usually best to Read more
There is no universal definition of tiredness/fatigue, but most experts include a lack of, or decreased, energy and physical or mental exhaustion and may be caused by one or more of the following: Psychological or psychosocial causes — such as depression, anxiety, loss, and stress. Physical causes — such as Read more