Table 6

Frequency of common management options including imaging investigations and referrals

USS (n%)MRI (n%)Pain medications (n%)Corticosteroid shoulder injection (n%)Physiotherapy 
(n%)
MSK and specialist referral (n%)
Rare(0%–10%)394 (57)638 (94)5 (0.7)179 (26)34 (5)310 (45)
Low(11%–25%)120 (18)29 (4)4 (0.6)175 (25)67 (10)180 (26)
Moderate(26%–50%)131 (19)14 (2)42 (6)264 (38)281 (40)172 (25)
Regular(51%–75%)31 (5)043 (6)49 (7)166 (24)21 (4)
Routine(76%–100%)11 (1)1 (0.1)604 (87)27 (4)148 (21)11 (2)
Total687682698694696694
  • MSK, musculoskeletal; USS, ultrasound scan, MRI magnetic resonance imaging