How does a leading shoulder physiotherapist approach patients in the clinic? What are 3 fundamental principles that guide every consultation? Hear from extended scope practitioner Adam Meakins on how his approach to the patient with shoulder pain has changed over the past years. Learn how you can provide exercises for your patient without needing sophisticated video equipment or cameras. Listen to tips on how to tell if the patient is fearful, perhaps at greater risk for a central contribution to pain. Timeline 0:40 - Adam makes the case for 3 principles that guide every consultation 2:30 - Encouraging movement – both for health and to exercise injured parts (e.g. the shoulder) 4:00 - The need for patient education and advice. And how to do it. 8:35 - How much pain is OK? 10:30 - Treating the patient as an individual – the whole patient 12:40 - Is there a central component of pain? 13:19 - Which exercises to choose

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