7 - Soft Tissue Diseases

Question 1

Percentage of inflammatory disorders

Answer 1

1%

Question 2

Osteoarthritis prevalence

Answer 2

5%

Question 3

Soft tissue disorders prevalence

Answer 3

5%

Question 4

Back pain prevalence

Answer 4

15%

Question 5

Sources of musculoskeletal pain

Answer 5

Referred/central
Soft tisse
Bone - fracture, tumour
Joint

Question 6

Severe disease signs (red flags)

Answer 6

Fever/unexplained weight loss
carcinoma history 
Immuno-suppression
Ill health/presence of other medical illness
Severe night pain/progressive pain 
Persistent mono-arthritis

Question 7

What are yellow flags

Answer 7

Factors that increase pain + the risk of developing long term disability

Question 8

Psychosocial yellow flags

Answer 8

History of numerous episodes
Duration + intensity of symptoms
Anxiety/depression
locus of control
Catastrophizing

Question 9

De quervains tenosynovitis

Answer 9

Inflammation of the tendon sheath

Question 10

Trigger finger

Answer 10

Caused by nodules

Question 11

How do you diagnose carpel tunnel syndrom

Answer 11

Nerve conduction study
Phalens test
tinels test

Question 12

Duputren’s contracture

Answer 12

Fibrosis of the palmer aponeurosis

Question 13

Cause + treatment for tennis elbow

Answer 13

Overuse

- Rest, NSAID, massage

Question 14

Rotator cuff tendinitis

Answer 14

When the rotator cuff is trapped between the greater tuberosity and acromion

Question 15

Signs of rotator cuff tendinitis

Answer 15

Painful arc on active abduction
Pain on resisted abduction
tx - physiotherapy, steroid, surgery

Question 16

Frozen shoulder

Answer 16

Capsule of the joint becomes thickend

Range of movement of shoulder is reduced

Question 17

How do you treat frozen shoulder

Answer 17

Reassurance
Analgesia
Injection
Physiotherapy

Question 18

Cause of achilles tendinopathy

Answer 18

inappropriate footware

Question 19

Plantar fasciitis

Answer 19

Pain in the morning