403: Treatment of Shoulder Disorders

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

1. List predictors of long term prognosis in patients treated for shoulder pain in primary care.
2. Identify the course of shoulder symptoms
3. List the prognostic indicators for various types of shoulder pain
4. Identify the most important aspects of the assessment of the painful shoulder
5. Identify the available treatment s for the various types of shoulder pain
6. List the incidence, spectrum of disease and relation to general health of shoulder disorders in primary care

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