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Feb 2024
25m 22s

MSK Mini-Series: Back Pain

PRIMARY CARE KNOWLEDGE BOOST
About this episode
This is the first episode in a three part MSK mini-series, which aims to briefly capture important features in history, examination and further investigations of common joint presentations. Doctors Sara and Lisa speak to Tom Smith and Charlotte Barker who are First Contact Physiotherapists in Wigan. Back pain is the focus of this episode, with a fictional ca ... Show More
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