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required (cold, warmth, pinprick). Ongoing pain (a positive symptom) can be present even with a completely insensate limb (a negative symptom), and this is

Written by: Dr Jeremy Steinberg; peer reviewer: Dr Lucy Holtzhausen – created: 21 July 2020; last modified: 8 November 2023 Coccydynia is also known as

tears. Neurological Features It is uncommon for neurological conditions to present as primary knee pain. Neurological pain is usually more widely distributed

upper third of the sacral region as described above. Chronic pain is pain present for longer than 3 months (91 days). One pragmatic approach is to include

This article is still missing information. Muscle weakness can be categorised into various patterns to assist with the differential diagnosis. Reduced

posterior SCJ dislocation. Anterior dislocations are generally quite obvious presenting as a prominent anterior lump. Posterior dislocations on the other hand

This article is still missing information. This article outlines a general approach to numbness. For a more specific approach in the presence of pain see

This article is still missing information. Shin pain, a common complaint among individuals engaged in physical activities, often arises due to changes

neck injury Pain in back of neck, radiates temporo-parietally, may only be present with palpation Symptoms worse with neck pain and neck movement Symptoms

support may be necessary, and heel contracture and equine posturing may be present. However, when the equine becomes too severe or when contractures develop

pain as an entity. Estimates from pain clinics suggests 16% as a presenting complaint and a prevalence of 12%. There are no data from general practice

This article is a stub. best is lateral /medial elbow pain nerve compression syndromes only if focal neurological abnormalities and nerve conduction abnormalities

outlines some characteristic findings, however the findings are only help if present, not if absent. Also full lower or upper motor neuron syndromes are often

et al.. Disturbed mineral metabolism is associated with muscle and skin complaints in a prospective cohort of dialysis patients. Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation :

symptoms during childhood or early adulthood, but in some cases it may present later in life. Foot drop is one of the initial symptoms, but there is variation

carotid artery for carotidynia, and evaluation of horner's syndrome as a presenting feature of internal carotid artery dissection. A screening neurological

was 16.9% Amongst individuals with chronic pain, chronic neck pain was present in 12% compared to 6.9% for the head (some of these are likely to be cervicogenic)

therapy is a physical treatment used to treat a variety of musculoskeletal complaints. It is subdivided into joint based (joint manipulation and mobilisation)

representation is linked to the presenting complaint statement. The key differences are that the presenting complaint is much shorter, and it doesn't have