Common Conditions

Question 1

Cx Spine

Answer 1

• ‐ Facet Joint Sprain
• ‐ DJD
• ‐ Disc
• ‐ Muscle Strain
• ‐ Inflammatory Arthritis­ (AS, RA, psoriatic, SLE, Reiter’s)

Question 2

GH Joint / Shoulder Complex

Answer 2

 Referral from Cx

 Tendonitis of rotator cuff/biceps tendon
o supraspinatus tendinitis:­ results in painful arc
o infraspinatus tendinitis: ­ pain on resisted shoulder external rotation
o subscapularis tendinitis:­ pain on resisted shoulder internal rotation
o bicipital tendinitis: ­ pain on resisted elbow flexion

 Subacromial bursitis: pain and restriction of active shoulder abduction

 Sprained acromioclavicular joint: ­ pain and restriction of active shoulder abduction

 Frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis): ­ prominent restriction of external rotation of
the shoulder joint; more than internal rotation or abduction

Question 3

Elbow

Answer 3

• Lateral Epicondylitis (Tennis Elbow) 

• Medial Epicondylitis (Golfers Elbow) 

• Olecranon Bursitis 

• Traumatic Fracture 

• Biceps Tendonitis/osis 


Question 4

Wrist / Hand

Answer 4

• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome


• Trauma e.g. # of Scaphoid, distal radioulnar, other carpal, # or dislocation MCP, IP 


• Carpal sprain/strain (intercarpal, scapolunate, lunotriquetral) 

• Tenosynovitis e.g. DeQuervain’s, Dupuytren’s 
Contracture
• Inflammatory/arthritidies ­ RA, OA 


Question 5

Tx Spine / Cage

Answer 5

• IVD/annular strain
• Facets or CV joint sprain
• Paraspinal Mm strain
• Scheuermann’s

Question 6

Lx Spine

Answer 6

• Disc:
o Annular tear/disruption
o Prolapse

• Facet joint sprain
• Iliolumbar ligament sprain
• SIJ SD/sprain
• Muscle strain (multifidus, psoas, QL etc)
• MLBP / NSLBP

Question 7

Hip

Answer 7

• Muscular strain (adductors, psoas, gluts)
• Tendinopathy (adductors, psoas, gluts) 

• Hip labral tear
• Trochanteric bursitis
• Osteitis pubis
• Inguinal hernia

Question 8

Knee

Answer 8

•	Patellofemoral dysfunction
 

•	Patellar tendinopathy
 

•	Meniscus (medial/lateral) tear 


• Fat pad impingement 

• Osteoarthritis

• Prepatellar bursitis

• Osgood­Schlatter lesion

Question 9

Ankle / Foot

Answer 9

• Ankle inversion sprain (lateral ligs → ATFL)
• Plantarfascitis
• Achilles tendinopathy
• Stress # ­ talus, calcaneus, navicular, 1st met, cuboid.
• Calcaneal fat pad bruising.