At 09:14 PM 2/22/01 +0000, you wrote:
>In the UK it is now called: WRULD. Which stands for "Work Related Upper Limb
>Disorder". Would that not be more precise?
>
>Bernadette.
I truly don't get the point of this. As long as this diagnosis remains
syndromic and makes no attempt to be etiologic, there will be absolutely no
way that it will describe the problem or lead the therapist toward a
solution. Does anyone think that the arm knows that this happened while
working?
What each of these patients need is a thorough exam by somebody who
understands how to accurately interpret the findings and assign them
appropriate relevance. I'm certain that the inconvenience of that it what
leads bureaucrats to make up names for conditions that categorize the
patient into neat little boxes.
If you want precision, go to each individual patient and listen to the
story they and their tissue tell. Anything less enables the system to treat
them with less than optimal care.
Barrett L. Dorko, P.T.
"The Clinician's Manual" <http://barrettdorko.com>
Also at <http://rehabedge.com>
And <http://prorehabonline.com>
And <http://physicaltherapist.com>
And <http://rehabmax.com>
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