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047. Rotator cuff tendinopathy with Dr Chris Littlewood

Jun 23, 2016

01:17:49

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Episode notes

Introduction

3min

The Rotator Cuff and Shoulder Pain

2min

The Struggles of a PhD Candidate

2min

Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy: A Self-Managed Exercise Framework

2min

The Rotator Cuff and Shoulders

2min

The Role of the Rotator Cuff in Shoulder Pain

3min

The Different Types of Shoulder Pain

2min

The Typical Trajectories of Musculoskeletal Problems

2min

The Role of MR in the Diagnosis of Shoulder Pain

3min

10.

How to Use MR Over Diagnostic Ultrasound to Treat Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy

4min

11.

The Unintended Consequences of a Scans

3min

12.

The Importance of Physiotherapy for Pain

2min

13.

How to Assess a Shoulder Problem

5min

14.

How to Use a Baseline Test to Determine Pain Levels

2min

15.

How to Exclude People With Stiff Painful Shoulder

2min

16.

How to Determine if a Shoulder Is Limited by Stiffness or Pain

2min

17.

The Role of Resistor Tests in Pain Reproduction

2min

18.

How to Test Abduction

2min

19.

How to Test for Pain in Patients With Stiff Painful Shoulders

3min

20.

The Benefits of a.fizzio Domain Name

3min

21.

How to Get the Best Out of Exercise

2min

22.

How to Deal With Resisted Exercise

3min

23.

The Importance of Acceptability in Pain Management

2min

24.

The Importance of a Constructive Understanding of the Problem

2min

25.

The Importance of Self-Monitoring in Physiotherapy

3min

26.

The Importance of Exercise in Treating Shoulder Pain

3min

27.

The Importance of Early Assessment and Treatment

2min

28.

The Effects of Steroid Injections on Neck Pain

4min

29.

The Importance of Surgery in Rehabilitation

2min

30.

The Role of Exercise in Scapular Control

2min

31.

The Role of Pain in Tendernopathy

2min

32.

How to Treat Shoulder Pain Effectively

4min

The rotator cuff and rotator cuff tendons are often involved in shoulder pain, and targeted with our treatment. Dr Chris Littlewood is a Physio and senior research fellow at the University of Sheffield, and spends a large portion of his time studying and treating shoulder pain, including rotator cuff tendinopathy. In this episode, Chris and I discuss how to identify rotator cuff tendinopathy and other types of shoulder pain, and how you can direct your treatment for rotator cuff tendinopathy. We also explore:

Other sources of shoulder pain
Clues that the cervical spine could be referring pain to the shoulder
Unstable shoulder
Red flags
When to image the shoulder
When bursal thickness or effusion is or isn’t a problem
Shoulder assessment
Stiff painful shoulders
Treatment for rotator cuff tendinopathy
Improving exercise adherence
When to perform special orthopaedic tests
Injections
Surgery
Is there really a rotator cuff exercise, compared to a scapular muscle exercise?
Do exercises isolate the rotator cuff?