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Table 4 Recommendations and barriers to recovery

From: Examining outcome of early physician specialist assessment in injured workers with shoulder complaints

Treatment Recommendations

 

Active treatment

503 (91%)

Medication

101(18%)

Referral to SSP clinic

77 (14%)

Surgery indicated

55 (10%)

Surgery booked

40 (7%)

Therapeutic injection

57 (10%)

No further medical treatment

56 (10%)

Referral to function and pain specialty clinic

3 (0.6%)

Barriers to RTW

 

Workers factors

88 (16%)

Injury related medical factors

38 (7%)

Psychological factors

18 (3%)

Pre-existing medical factors

17 (3%)

Work place factors

28 (5%)

  1. SSP: Specialty Surgical Program.