Does my mind impact my recovery from an MSK injury?
So we know the brain has an impact on pain perception and our general well-being, but can your state of mind influence healing after an injury and what should we consider as FCPs
The Impact of Anxiety on Pain and Recovery in MSK Injuries
Musculoskeletal injuries make up anything up to 20% of GP consults, and FCP's are there to take this pressure off GP's. Growing research shows that anxiety can play a significant role in the perception of pain and the recovery from MSK injuries
Sacroillitis - When to suspect and what should I do?
Sacroiliitis is an inflammatory condition of one or both of the sacroiliac joints and is often linked to diseases like ankylosing spondylitis. How do you know if your patient has it? What should you do?
Sacroiliac Joint Pain - How Do I Help My Patients?
Sacroiliac (SI) joint pain is a common but challenging source of low back pain, affecting 16-30% of sufferers. Explore evidence-based approaches to effectively manage SI joint pain in patients, ensuring better outcomes with a step-up treatment strategy
Sacroiliac what? What the difference is between Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction and Sacroiliitis and why it matters!
Aren't sacroiliac joint pain, sacroiliac dysfunction and sacroiliitis all the same thing? Nope! Here we unpick the language and explain why they're different in terms of symptoms, underlying pathology and management in the first post in this series
Exercise Addiction - Does it have an impact on injuries?
In this article I wanted to discuss this as a concept as (rightfully so) getting more active is something we seen pushed in the media. The aim of this is not to scare or stop you from having these conversations with your patients - quite the opposite. It's about discussing exercise in a healthy way
Osteoporosis - What can we do?
FCPs are well positioned with longer appointments to address issues that involve lifestyle modification advice but also the evidence shows most of this group of patients will present after a fragility fracture so they will present often with pain/needing MSK management so would be streamlined to us.
Secondary Osteoporosis
Secondary Osteoporosis is the demineralisation and subsequent weakening of the bones causes by medical conditions, procedures and medications
Does Running Damage Knees?
How many times have you heard that patients should avoid running as it causes/worsens knee Osteoarthritis? This article is an evidence-based look at running and its association (or not) with osteoarthritis.
ACL Crossbracing - Why do I think we should be excited?
The ACL cross bracing protocol is a novel idea and not intensely studied so why do I think we should be excited about it? Plus... what the heck is it?
Why should you (and your patients) get out there this weekend?
Why should you promote to your patients the idea of exercising outdoors? Does this in fact have any more benefits over exercising indoors when we have so much wonderful tech available to make it feel (sort of) the same? Exercise is exercise, right?
Mental Health and Resilience in FCP - What can we do?
How can we prevent burn out of FCP's? Here I explore this is more detail using my own personal experiences of mental health struggles and present some practical tips on dealing with and recognising burn out or when things are getting too much
