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Adults with shoulder pain

Conduct an appropriate clinical evaluation

Risk factors for serious pathologies?

Other conditions?

Offer information on nature, management, course of shoulder pain as a framework for initiation of a program of care

Is treatment required?

Are symptoms ≤3 months?

Management of Symptoms

Based on shared decision making between the patient and provider, any one of the following therapeutic interventions is recommended:

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Is the person recovered after 3 months?

1. Incomplete recovery: Initiate persistent protocol

2. Major symptom change (new or worsening physical, mental or psychological symptoms): refer to physician

Refer to appropriate services

Go to appropriate clinical care pathways and

co-manage

Discharge

Are symptoms >3 months?

Management of Symptoms

Based on shared decision making between the patient and provider, any one of the following therapeutic interventions is recommended:

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Discharge

Is the person recovered?

1. Incomplete recovery: Refer to physician

2. Major symptom change (new or worsening physical, mental or psychological symptoms): refer to physician