Virtual Didactic - Shoulder Pain as a Metaphor for Evidence-Based Medicine presented by Ameet Nagpal, MD-Virtual Didactic- Shoulder Pain as a Metaphor for Evidence-Based Medicine Led by Ameet Nagpal, MD

Virtual Didactic- Shoulder Pain as a Metaphor for Evidence-Based Medicine Led by Ameet Nagpal, MD

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The video transcript is a presentation on evidence-based medicine in the context of shoulder pain. The presenter discusses the importance of reliability, validity, and effectiveness in diagnostic and treatment methods. They explain that relying on face validity alone for diagnosis is not enough and the need for validation studies. Various physical exam maneuvers commonly used for diagnosing shoulder pain conditions are discussed, with the presenter highlighting the lack of strong evidence supporting their accuracy. They stress the importance of number needed to treat as a measure of effectiveness and emphasize the need for more research in this area. The presenter also introduces the concept of denervating the shoulder to treat pain and describes their own research on targeted nerve blocks. The talk concludes with a recommendation for a standardized shoulder functional scale and an invitation to always be skeptical and seek strong evidence when making clinical decisions.

Keywords

evidence-based medicine

shoulder pain

reliability

validity

effectiveness

diagnostic methods

treatment methods

physical exam maneuvers

accuracy

research