This is the third episode in the Primary Care Knowledge Boost (PCKB) podcast musculoskeletal (MSK) mini-series. The focus of this episode is knee pain.
Doctors Lisa and Sara again talk to Tom Smith and Charlotte Barker, first contact practitioners in Wigan. They use a hypothetical case to discuss important history points, red flags, useful examination tips, differential diagnoses and further assessment options.
Listen to the podcast episode at https://pckb.org/e/msk-mini-series-knee-pain/
Useful resources
- Escape Pain: https://escape-pain.org/
- Be Well Wigan: https://www.wigan.gov.uk/BeWell/index.aspx
- Versus Arthritis: https://versusarthritis.org/
- Age UK: https://www.ageuk.org.uk/information-advice/health-wellbeing/conditions-illnesses/arthritis/
- NICE CKS Guidelines for Knee Pain: https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/knee-pain-assessment/
- NICE Osteoarthritis Guideline (NG226): https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng226
- NHS Decision Making Tool for Knee Osteoarthritis: https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/decision-support-tool-making-a-decision-about-knee-osteoarthritis/
- Patient Exercise Options: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/nhs-fitness-studio/
