Primary care physicians often serve as the initial point of contact for patients presenting with potential fractures. Initial evaluation with plain radiography or ultrasonography can confirm the diagnosis. If clinical suspicion remains high despite negative imaging, the joint...
Musculoskeletal conditions are often managed conservatively, and injection therapies can serve as a diagnostic and therapeutic adjunct in their management. Corticosteroids are commonly injected into joints and soft tissues for their anti-inflammatory properties in pain...
Chronic musculoskeletal pain disorders account for 70% to 80% of chronic pain diagnoses in the United States. The most common conditions are low back pain, neck pain, headache disorders, and knee and hip osteoarthritis. Most evidence suggests that treatments for chronic pain...
The relationships between prolonged or chronic musculoskeletal pain and psychological factors are complex and multifactorial. The relationships can be characterized as neurobiopsychological in etiology and manifestation. Mental health influences the experience and perception...
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