Management of shoulder pain by UK general practitioners (GPs): a national survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Studies in Canada, the USA and Australia suggested low confidence among general practitioners (GPs) in diagnosing and managing shoulder pain, with frequent use of investigations. There are no comparable studies in the UK; our objective was to describe the diagnosis and management of shoulder pain by GPs in the UK.

Methods

A national survey of a random sample of 5000 UK GPs collected data on shoulder pain diagnosis and management using two clinical vignettes that described primary care presentations with rotator cuff tendinopathy (RCT) and adhesive capsulitis (AdhC).

Results

Seven hundred and fourteen (14.7%) responses were received. 56% and 83% of GPs were confident in their diagnosis of RCT and AdhC, respectively, and a wide range of investigations and man

SUBMITTER: Artus M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5734284 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature