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When Do We Need a Doctor? When Can We Care For Ourselves? - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
When Do We Need a Doctor? When Can We Care For Ourselves? - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
When Do We Need a Doctor? When Can We Care For Ourselves? Anne-Britt Dekker David Ring Google Elbow Pain sports injuriesa lot of ways things can go wrongIf anything happens to any of these partsWear-and-Tear InjuriesOther injuries
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Google Elbow Pain
sports injuries…a lot of ways things can go wrong…If anything happens to any of these parts…Wear-and-Tear Injuries…Other injuries occur
- ver time, as you repeat certain actions and put
wear and tear on your elbow…You can injure yourself…Often caused by repeating the same motion over and over…swelling in the tendons around your elbow from overuse… Stress fractures… Arthritis: rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis…Osteochondritis dissecans…Gout…Lupus…Lyme disease
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Methods
- Truven (commercial claims)
- Arm pains for which people seek care
– Non-trauma – Trauma
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Self-Care
- I know what’s going on
- I’m as I should be
- I’m not missing out
- Exercises
- Aspirin
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Clinical Prediction Rule
Ottawa Ankle Rules
- Able to walk
- Nontender over the bone
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Technology Enhanced Self-Care
- > 90% of non-trauma arm pains can be
diagnosed and treated virtually
- With selective x-rays at a convenient