Core Revision
DipMSK Revision Guide
The DipMSK Revision Guide
Written by Dr David Palethorpe, MBBS, BSc (Hons), MRCGP · NHS GP Partner18 chaptersEach opens with a free preview
The capsular pattern, the phases that drive treatment, and the stiff shoulder that is something else
The chapters
- 1Frozen ShoulderThe capsular pattern, the phases that drive treatment, and the stiff shoulder that is something else.Preview
- 2Subacromial Pain SyndromeRotator cuff-related shoulder pain, acute cuff tears, and the case against routine decompression.Preview
- 3Shoulder OsteoarthritisACJ and glenohumeral OA, and separating them from subacromial pain and frozen shoulder.Preview
- 4Shoulder InstabilityTraumatic and atraumatic instability, labral pathology and the Stanmore polar types.Preview
- 5Elbow Region ConditionsTendinopathy of both origins, cubital tunnel, olecranon bursitis and elbow arthropathy.Preview
- 6Wrist & Hand ConditionsCarpal tunnel, trigger digit, De Quervain, Dupuytren, thumb-base OA and the scaphoid.Preview
- 7Low Back Pain +/- RadiculopathyNICE NG59 triage, the red flags that change everything, STarT Back stratified care, radiculopathy, and what not to image, prescribe or inject.Preview
- 8Neck Pain +/- RadiculopathyMechanical neck pain, cervical radiculopathy and degenerative cervical myelopathy.Preview
- 9Hip Region ConditionsHip OA, greater trochanteric pain syndrome, FAI, athletic groin and buttock pain.Preview
- 10Knee Region ConditionsKnee OA, patellofemoral pain, the Ottawa Knee Rules and the acute hot knee.Preview
- 11Foot & Ankle ConditionsPlantar heel pain, the Achilles, ankle sprain and instability, and the at-risk foot.Preview
- 12Osteoarthritis (all regions)NG226 principles applied across every region, and what NICE says not to offer.Preview
- 13Inflammatory ConditionsRA, spondyloarthritis, connective tissue disease, vasculitis and septic arthritis.Preview
- 14Primary Care Rheumatological ConditionsGout, CPPD, polymyalgia rheumatica, giant cell arteritis and osteoporosis.Preview
- 15Tendon Disease (Tendinopathies)Load capacity, the continuum model, progressive loading and the ruptures to catch.Preview
- 16Persisting Pain StatesNG193, fibromyalgia, sensitisation, CRPS and hypermobility spectrum disorders.Preview
- 17Chest Wall & Thoracic PainCostochondritis, vertebral insufficiency fracture, and excluding what it must not be.Preview
- 18Paediatric MSK ConditionsThe limping child, SUFE, Perthes, apophysitis, pars injury and JIA.Preview
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