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1 Has there been a fall/ trauma?
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2 Has there been an onset of pain following lifting or twisting the arm?
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4 Is the patient over 60 and affected by increased global joint swelling?
Osteoarthritis
1 Has there been a fall/ trauma?
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2 Has there been an onset of pain following lifting or twisting the arm?
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3 Is there a deformity anywhere?
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5 Feel the outside of the elbow, is it painful?
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6 Feel the inside of the elbow, is it painful?
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7 Is increased muscle tension evident?
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8 Are there any pins and needles or numbness?
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9 Lightly touch both arms, does it feel the same both sides?
Nerve compression
1 Has there been a fall/ trauma?
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2 Has there been an onset of pain following lifting or twisting the arm?
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4 Is the patient over 60 and affected by increased global joint swelling?
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5 Feel the outside of the elbow, is it painful?
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6 Feel the inside of the elbow, is it painful?
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7 Is increased muscle tension evident?
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10 Pick up skin and roll it between fingers…does it feel painful and tight?
Myofascial tightness
1 Has there been a fall/ trauma?
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2 Has there been an onset of pain following lifting or twisting the arm?
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3 Is there a deformity anywhere?
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5 Feel the outside of the elbow, is it painful?
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6 Feel the inside of the elbow, is it painful?
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11 Resist flexion of the wrist, is it painful?
Golfers elbow
1 Has there been a fall/ trauma?
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3 Is there a deformity anywhere?
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12 Is there a bulge in the middle of the bicep region?
Biceps rupture
1 Has there been a fall/ trauma?
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2 Has there been an onset of pain following lifting or twisting the arm?
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3 Is there a deformity anywhere?
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5 Feel the outside of the elbow, is it painful?
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13 Resist flexion of the wrist, is it painful?
Tennis elbow
1 Has there been a fall/ trauma?
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3 Is there a deformity anywhere?
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12 Is there a bulge in the middle of the bicep region?
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14 Is there any obvious bony deformity and bruising?
Elbow fracture
1 Has there been a fall/ trauma?
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2 Has there been an onset of pain following lifting or twisting the arm?
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3 Is there a deformity anywhere?
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12 Is there a bulge in the middle of the bicep region??
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14 Is there any obvious bony deformity and bruising?
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15 Is there an obvious swelling on the bony back of the elbow?
Olecranon Bursitis