Diagnosing and Managing Shoulder Pain in Primary Care

As a new nurse practitioner, I used to find shoulder pain pretty overwhelming. While you can *see* all the musculoskeletal structures and how they work together, there’s a lot more going on beneath the surface and dealing with orthopedics can require a real depth of knowledge. 

But I’m going to help give you a jump start on that! In this week’s video, I’m taking a high-level view of diagnosing and managing shoulder pain for new nurse practitioners. We’ll talk about:

• Which history questions are most valuable to ask
• Why traumatic vs. non-traumatic presentation differentiates treatment
• The four steps to treatment used to treat *most* musculoskeletal issues in primary care (and why you might to reconsider them)
• And one clinical pearl that blew my mind when I learned it!

Want to follow up on the resources I mentioned? Find them 👇

• Shoulder Anatomy Animated Tutorial
• Shoulder Exam Maneuvers

Read the full blog post here.

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