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DrÌýMark PorterÌýgives listeners the low-down on what the medical profession does and doesn't know. Each week an expert in the studio tacklesÌýa particular topic and there are reports from around the UK on the health of the nation - and the NHS.
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"I spend half my week practising medicine and the other half writing and talking about it as a GP in Gloucestershire. Working on Case Notes has been a boon for both me and my patients. One of the principal aims of the programme is to keep our listeners up-to-date with the latest developments in healthcare, and to accomplish that I get to interview a wide range of specialists at the cutting edge of medicine. A rare privilege that ensures our listeners aren't the only ones to learn something new."
Mark Porter
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 Full programme transcript >>
Shoulders
The shoulder is one of the most mobile joints in the body and is therefore susceptible to being damaged.
Dr Mark Porter investigates the latest treatments for problemsÌýincluding frozen shoulder and muscular pain.
His guest in the studio is Angus Wallace, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at the University of Nottingham.
Despite theÌýfact that shoulder problems are very common, most doctors readily admit they are more confident diagnosing hip and knee symptoms.ÌýÌý
Mark asks Dr Steve Longworth, a GP with a special interest in musculoskeletal medicine, how he and his colleagues can better identify the different causes of shoulder pain.
A frozen shoulder is one of these common causes of pain.Ìý While this will often 'thaw' over time,Ìýin severeÌýcases surgery may be required.Ìý
Case Notes listens in as Mr Tim Bunker, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospitals demonstrates the latest keyhole surgery techniques for treating frozen shoulders.
ArthritisÌýalso causes problems with shoulders, andÌýin severe cases it's possible to replace orÌýresurfaceÌýthe joint.Ìý The procedure is far less common than hip and knee replacements, however.
Mr Stephen Copeland, President of the British Elbow and Shoulder Society, describes how the shoulder resurfacing works, and we hear from a patient who has undergone the procedure.
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RELATED LINKS
91Èȱ¬ÌýHealth: Ask the Doctor - Frozen Shoulder
91Èȱ¬ Health: Ask the Doctor - Shoulder Pain
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