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Mechanisms of Pain
Mixed - Nociceptive/Neuropathic
Nociceptive - Tissue Damage
 - Visceral - (From organ/cavity lining) Poorly localized,
Mechanisms of Pain ... - Nociceptive/Neuropathic ... Well-localized, sharp, short ... Complex regional pain ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Clarke's Test (Patellar Grind Test)

Indicates Patellofemoral dysfunction.
 - Patient with knee in extension. Push posterior on
of patella then ask ... Positive sign: Pain ... Patellofemoral #msk ... #orthopedics #sports
Radiculopathy: Signs and Symptoms
 • Back/Neck Pain
 • Decr Range of motion
 • Abnormal posturing
 •
• Back/Neck Pain ... nerve root) • Neuropathic ... Pain: -> Shooting ... Radiculopathy #MSK ... #diagnosis #signs
Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Articular: Infectious, Degenerative, Inflammatory
Non-articular: Localized, General

#Joint #Pain #Differential #Diagnosis #MSK #algorithm
Joint Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Articular ... General #Joint #Pain ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #MSK #algorithm
Thessaly Test for Knee Meniscal Tear

The test is positive if there is medial or lateral joint
lateral joint line pain ... #physicalexam #msk ... #orthopedics #sports
Rotator Cuff Syndrome - SITS
Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres minor, and Subscapularis.
Causes: Calcific supraspinatus tendinitis 
Signs: painful abduction
#orthopedics #diagnosis ... #sports #MSK #anatomy
Knee Examination
Right Knee - Examination maneuvers include the Lachman (ACL), anterior drawer (ACL), Lateral pivot shift,
#Diagnosis #Sports ... #Drawer #Test #msk
CERTA Opioid Alternatives

Opioid Alternatives for Abdominal Pain (traumatic, non-traumatic), Back Pain, Burns, Renal Colic, Dental Pain,
for Abdominal Pain ... Colic, Dental Pain ... , Headache, MSK ... Pain, Neuropathic ... Pain, Sickle-Cell
Freiberg's Test for Piriformis Syndrome

Flex the hip to 90 degrees, internally rotate the hip.
Pain in the
Pain in the sciatic ... #physicalexam #msk ... #sports #orthopedics
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
sensation, etc) • Neuropathic ... pain (shooting, ... lancinating, burning pain ... CaudaEquina #Syndrome #MSK ... pathophysiology #diagnosis