Patient With A Known History Of A Musculoskeletal Disorder

Musculoskeletal Disorders
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Identifying musculoskeletal disorders has become simple due to thenature of its symptoms. Musculoskeletal disorders have become one of the major causes of disability in some parts of the world such as the United Kingdom. These disorders constitute 15% of the total patients in hospitals annually ADDIN CSL_CITATION { "citationItems" : [ { "id" : "ITEM-1", "itemData" : { "abstract" : "Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) are a common and costly problem for people and companies across the United States.", "author" : [ { "dropping-particle" : "", "family" : "Middlesworth", "given" : "Matt", "non-dropping-particle" : "", "parse-names" : false, "suffix" : "" } ], "container-title" : "Ergonomics plus", "id" : "ITEM-1", "issued" : { "date-parts" : [ [ "2015" ] ] }, "page" : "1-14", "title" : "The Definition and Causes of Musculoskeletal Disorders", "type" : "article-journal" }, "uris" : [ "/documents/?uuid=3ef60535-af2a-45df-bdab-757edf75a652" ] } ], "mendeley" : { "formattedCitation" : "(Middlesworth, 2015)", "plainTextFormattedCitation" : "(Middlesworth, 2015)", "previouslyFormattedCitation" : "(Middlesworth, 2015)" }, "properties" : { "noteIndex" : 0 }, "schema" : "https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json" }(Middlesworth, 2015). Diagnosis of the musculoskeletal disorders has therefore become a major revelation to hospitals to increase the number of staff dealing with the ailment. Duringthe evaluation of the musculoskeletal disorders, doctors usually ask for other symptoms such as rashes, gastrointestinal disorders, chills, weight loss or fevers which are associated with some of the musculoskeletal disorders ADDIN CSL_CITATION { "citationItems" : [ { "id" : "ITEM-1", "itemData" : { "DOI" : "10.1016/j.math.2012.11.001", "ISBN" : "1356-689X", "ISSN" : "1356689X", "PMID" : "23273516", "abstract" : "It is well established that the biomedical model falls short in explaining chronic musculoskeletal pain. Although many musculoskeletal therapists have moved on in their thinking and apply a broad biopsychosocial view with regard to chronic pain disorders, the majority of clinicians have received a biomedical-focused training/education. Such a biomedical training is likely to influence the therapists' attitudes and core beliefs toward chronic musculoskeletal pain. Therapists should be aware of the impact of their own attitudes and beliefs on the patient's attitudes and beliefs. As patient's attitudes and beliefs influence treatment adherence, musculoskeletal therapists should be aware that focusing on the biomedical model for chronic musculoskeletal pain is likely to result in poor compliance with evidence based treatment guidelines, less treatment adherence and a poorer treatment outcome. Here, we provide clinicians with a 5-step approach toward effective and evidence-based care for patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain. The starting point entails self-reflection: musculoskeletal therapists can easily self-assess their attitudes and beliefs regarding chronic musculoskeletal pain. Once the therapist holds evidence-based attitudes and beliefs regarding chronic musculoskeletal pain, assessing patients' attitudes and beliefs ...