Ep. 052 | To Image or not to Image | Andrew Cuff

<p>Andrew is a consultant physiotherapist from the UK with a special interest in the upper limb and particularly the shoulder, which is also the reason he has created a course on the stiff shoulder, the elbow and wrist for Physiotutors together with Thomas Mitchell. He is in the process of finishing his PhD this year on imaging for musculoskeletal conditions in primary care at Keele University, so he’s the perfect person to talk to about imaging!</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Content</strong></p> <p>00:00 Intro<br /> 01:25 How far are we from ideal?<br /> 05:56 Scale of MSK Imaging <br /> 09:40 Why don't we stick to guidelines?<br /> 15:50 When imaging makes sense<br /> 21:35 Do Patients Expect Imaging?<br /> 23:49 Sponsor<br /> 24:59 The goal of Imaging<br /> 27:52 Risks of Imaging<br /> 30:27 Imaging Techniques 101<br /> 35:10 Should Physios use Ultrasound<br /> 37:56 Scan interpretation as a skill?<br /> 43:10 How to explain imaging findings<br /> 48:15 Andrew's closing thoughts<br /> 49:49 Outro</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Sponsor</strong></p> <p>This episode is sponsored by the CSP student conference 2023. For more information and to sign up visit: <a href= "https://www.csp.org.uk/studentconference23">https://www.csp.org.uk/studentconference23</a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Bonus Material</strong></p> <p>To view and download the bonus content such as transcripts of this episode become a Physiotutors Member.</p> <p><a href= "https://www.physiotutors.com/podcasts/msk-imaging-andrew-cuff/">All episodes and bonus content can be found here</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Follow our Podcast on:</p> <p><a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/1P5Ga6EYuvPpjIxxLDMBg3">Spotify</a> | <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/physiotutors-podcast/id1482089171"> Apple Podcasts</a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p>