Patient population | Patient management | ||||||
Diagnoses | Provider | Patient | Practice | Activity | Referrals | Prescriptions | Imaging tests and procedures |
Low back Knee Shoulder Neck Exclude: Trauma Systemic inflammatory arthritis | Diagnosed by a general practitioner | Aged ≥18 years for low back conditions Aged ≥45 years for all other diagnoses | Patient activity 2014–2018 | Face-to-face Telehealth | Surgical specialists Non-surgical specialists Allied health providers, eg, psychologist | Simple analgesics Anti-inflammatories Chondroitin/ Glucosamine Topical products Opioids Neuromodulators | Lumbar plain radiograph Lumbar CT Lumbar MRI Lumbar injection Knee plain radiograph Knee CT Knee MRI Knee ultrasound Knee injection Shoulder plain radiograph Shoulder ultrasound Shoulder MRI Shoulder injection Shoulder hydrodilatation Cervical plain radiograph Cervical CT Cervical MRI Cervical injection |
CT, Computed Tomography; MRI, Magnetic Resonance Imaging.