LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- List predictors of long term prognosis in patients treated for shoulder pain in primary care.
- Identify the course of shoulder symptoms
- List the prognostic indicators for various types of shoulder pain
- Identify the most important aspects of the assessment of the painful shoulder
- Identify the available treatment s for the various types of shoulder pain
- List the incidence, spectrum of disease and relation to general health of shoulder disorders in primary care
(51 pages)