Using a radius-to-ulna approach, sports physician Chris Milne outlines a few of the wrist injuries you should be aware of, and how to diagnose and manage them
PEARLS #688: What is the effect of exercise treatment on pain and functional limitations in adults with chronic non‐specific low back pain compared with no treatment, usual care, placebo and other conservative treatment?
Consultant cardiologist Chris Ellis takes a slightly different approach to his regular column by highlighting the problem of “defensive medicine” in today’s under-resourced healthcare environment
John Mottershead describes the diagnostic headache consultation, before moving on to look at some of the different headache disorders. He provides up-to-date information on the best approaches to management of the most frequently encountered conditions, and includes a summary of non-pharmacological approaches and new treatments for headache
Managed withdrawal from opioids taken for chronic non-cancer pain is associated with significant risk, but can be undertaken in primary care if conditions are appropriate
What is simple irritable bowel syndrome in some patients may change, over years, to become a chronic pain problem unrelated to bowel habit, often with major effects on work, family and social activities, writes gastroenterologist Alan Fraser
Lateral elbow tendinopathy, commonly referred to as “tennis elbow”, is a common presentation in primary care that can be difficult to manage. Sports physician Steve Targett summarises the core principles for success
GP Jonathan Bentley finds technology impacts his work– life balance, but being able to remotely attend to a patient while away at a conference helps that patient get the relief he needs
The International Association for the Study of Pain has designated 2021 as the Global Year About Back Pain, so it is timely to consider how to treat patients with acute low back pain in New Zealand. This article, by Cathy Chapple and Julia Hill, describes the STarT Back screening tool and matched care approach, which is based on identification of psychosocial factors that increase the risk of developing chronic low back pain
Specialist GP Nikki Vadgama provides some tips to make your next paediatric eczema consult easier. She includes a review of new guidelines, resources, websites and medications for paediatric eczema management