Resources
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Find downloadable Information leaflets and exercises for some of the common Musculoskeletal conditions below:
A
- Achilles Rupture
- https://patient.info/foot-care/heel-and-foot-pain-plantar-fasciitis/achilles-tendon-rupture
- Achilles Tendinopathy
- https://patient.info/foot-care/heel-and-foot-pain-plantar-fasciitis/achilles-tendinopathy
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- https://patient.info/bones-joints-muscles/back-and-spine-pain/ankylosing-spondylitis
B
- Back and spine pain
- https://patient.info/bones-joints-muscles/back-and-spine-pain
https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/conditions/back-pain/
Seek immediate help if weakness in both legs, anus or genital numbness, urinary or bowel problems
C
- Cancer – Bone
- https://patient.info/cancer/primary-bone-cancer
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- https://patient.info/bones-joints-muscles/carpal-tunnel-syndrome-leaflet
- Cauda equina syndrome
- https://patient.info/bones-joints-muscles/back-and-spine-pain/cauda-equina-syndrome
Cauda Equina Information cards (macpweb.org)
- Cervical rib – Thoracic outlet
- https://patient.info/bones-joints-muscles/cervical-rib-thoracic-outlet-syndrome
- Cervical spondylosis
- https://patient.info/bones-joints-muscles/neck-pain/cervical-spondylosis
- Chondromalacia patellae
- https://patient.info/bones-joints-muscles/knee-pain-patellofemoral-pain/chondromalacia-patellae
- Chronic fatigue syndrome
- https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-cfs/
- Coccydynia (tailbone pain)
- https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/tailbone-pain-coccydynia/
- Compartment syndrome
- https://patient.info/bones-joints-muscles/compartment-syndrome-leaflet
- Complex regional pain
- https://patient.info/brain-nerves/complex-regional-pain-syndrome-leaflet
- CSP – Pain resources
- https://www.csp.org.uk/conditions/managing-pain-home
D
- DDH
- https://patient.info/pregnancy/newborn-baby-screening-tests/developmental-dysplasia-of-the-hip
Seek immediate help if weakness in both legs, anus or genital numbness, urinary or bowel problems
- Disc prolapse
- https://patient.info/bones-joints-muscles/back-and-spine-pain/slipped-disc-prolapsed-disc
- Dupuytren’s contracture
- https://patient.info/bones-joints-muscles/dupuytrens-contracture-leaflet
E
- Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
- https://patient.info/bones-joints-muscles/ehlers-danlos-syndrome-leaflet
- EuroQol – EQ-5D Resources
- https://euroqol.org/support/how-to-obtain-eq-5d/
F
- Falls prevention
- https://www.ageuk.org.uk/information-advice/health-wellbeing/exercise/falls-prevention/
- Falls prevention – Videos
- https://www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk/services/care-of-the-elderly
G
- Greater trochanteric pain
- https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/greater-trochanteric-pain-syndrome/
H
J
- Joint injection
- https://patient.info/treatment-medication/steroids/steroid-injections
https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/treatments/drugs/steroid-injections/
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- https://patient.info/bones-joints-muscles/rheumatoid-arthritis-leaflet/juvenile-idiopathic-arthritis
K
- Knee ligament injuries
- https://patient.info/bones-joints-muscles/sports-injuries/knee-ligament-injuries
M
- Meniscal tears
- https://patient.info/bones-joints-muscles/sports-injuries/meniscal-tears-knee-cartilage-injuries
- Meralgia paraesthetica
- https://patient.info/brain-nerves/meralgia-paraesthetica-leaflet
N
O
- Osgood-Schlatter disease
- https://www.nhsinform.scot/illnesses-and-conditions/muscle-bone-and-joints/leg-and-foot-problems-and-conditions/patellofemoral-pain-syndrome/
P
- Patellofemoral pain
- https://www.nhsinform.scot/illnesses-and-conditions/muscle-bone-and-joints/leg-and-foot-problems-and-conditions/patellofemoral-pain-syndrome/
- Plantar fasciitis
- https://patient.info/foot-care/heel-and-foot-pain-plantar-fasciitis
Plantar fasciitis – NHS (www.nhs.uk)
- Platelet-Rich Plasma Injections
- Platelet rich plasma in treatment of musculoskeletal pathologies – PubMed (nih.gov)
Platelet-rich plasma for tendinopathy and osteoarthritis: a narrative review | Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy | Full Text (springeropen.com)
Evidence for the use of PRP in chronic midsubstance Achilles tendinopathy: A systematic review with meta-analysis.
Autologous growth factor injections in chronic tendinopathy. Sandrey MA.J Athl Train. 2014 May-Jun;49(3):428-30. doi: 10.4085/1062-6050-49.3.06. Epub 2014 May 19.
- Polymyalgia rheumatica
- https://patient.info/bones-joints-muscles/polymyalgia-rheumatica-leaflet
- Prepatellar bursitis
- https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/osgood-schlatter-disease/
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/bursitis/
- Psoriatic arthritis
- https://patient.info/skin-conditions/psoriasis-leaflet/psoriatic-arthritis
R
- Raynaud’s phenomenon
- https://patient.info/heart-health/raynauds-phenomenon-leaflet
- Reactive arthritis
- https://patient.info/bones-joints-muscles/arthritis/reactive-arthritis
- Reactive arthritis
- https://patient.info/bones-joints-muscles/rheumatoid-arthritis-leaflet
- Repetitive strain injury
- https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/repetitive-strain-injury
- Restless legs syndrome
- https://patient.info/bones-joints-muscles/restless-legs-syndrome-leaflet
- Rotator cuff disorders
- https://patient.info/bones-joints-muscles/rotator-cuff-disorders
S
- Scoliosis and kyphosis
- https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/kyphosis/
- Sheffield Aches & Pains
- https://www.sheffieldachesandpains.com/
- Shin Splints
- https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/shin-splints/
- Shockwave therapy
- The Role of Extracorporeal Shockwave Treatment in Musculoskeletal Disorders Daniel Moya, MD, Silvia Ram ́on, MD, Ph.D., Wolfgang Schaden, MD, Ching-Jen Wang, MD, Leonardo Guiloff, MD, and Jai-Hong Cheng, MD
Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Low Energy Extracorporeal Pulse- Activated Therapy (EPAT) for Chronic Plantar Fasciitis
By: Robert Gordon, MD; Charles Wong, BHSc; Eric J. Crawford, BHSc Toronto, Canada
The American Journal of Sports Medicine – Shockwave Therapy for Patients with Lateral Epicondylitis of the Elbow
By: Ching-Jen Wang, M.S. & Han-Shiang Chen, M.D.
The American Journal of Sports Medicine – Extracorporeal Shockwave for Chronic Patellar Tendinopathy
By: Ching-Jen Wang M.D., Jih-Yang Ko M.D., Yi-Sheng Chan M.D., Lin-Hsiu Weng M.D. and Shan-Lin Hsu M.D.
Shockwave Therapy for the Treatment of Chronic Proximal Hamstring Tendinopathy in Professional Athletes
By: Angelo Cacchio, Jan D. Rompe, John P. Furia, Piero Susi, Valter Santilli and Fosco De Paulis
- Shoulder Pain
- https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/conditions/shoulder-pain/
Shoulder impingement – NHS (www.nhs.uk)
Frozen shoulder – NHS (www.nhs.uk)
- Slings – Videos
- https://www.northdevonhealth.nhs.uk/services/fracture-clinic/videos/living-with-a-sling/
- Spina bifida
- https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/spina-bifida/
T
- Temporal / Giant cell arteritis
- https://patient.info/eye-care/visual-problems/temporal-arteritis-giant-cell-arteritis
- Tendinopathy / Tenosynovitis
- https://patient.info/bones-joints-muscles/tendinopathy-and-tenosynovitis-tendinosis
- Tennis elbow
- https://patient.info/bones-joints-muscles/tendinopathy-and-tenosynovitis-tendinosis/tennis
Tennis elbow – NHS (www.nhs.uk)
https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/conditions/elbow-pain/
- Trigger finger
- https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/tendonitis/
