Table 1. Rate of shoulder pain problems management per 1,000 GP-patient encounters (n = 488,100), April 2011-March 2016, by problem status.
| New cases Rate per 1,000 encounters (95% CIs) |
Seen previously Rate per 1,000 encounters (95% CIs) |
Status not recorded Rate per 1,000 encounters (95% CIs) |
Total Rate per 1,000 encounters (n = 488,100) (95% CIs) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rotator cuff related pain | 2.26 (2.11–2.41) |
2.20 (2.06–2.35) |
0.65 (0.57–0.73) |
5.12 (4.88–5.36) |
| Acute rotator cuff related injuries | 1.35 (1.23–1.46) |
1.28 (1.17–1.39) |
0.41 (0.35–0.47) |
3.04 (2.86–3.22) |
| Arthritis of shoulder | 0.19 (0.15–0.23) |
0.57 (0.49–0.64) |
0.13 (0.10–0.17) |
0.89 (0.80–0.98) |
| Fracture of shoulder | 0.04 (0.02–0.05) |
0.06 (0.03–0.08) |
0.02 (0.01–0.03) |
0.11 (0.08–0.14) |
| Other shoulder pain | 1.88 (1.74–2.01) |
1.92 (1.78–2.06) |
0.90 (0.80–0.99) |
4.69 (4.47–4.91) |
| Total shoulder pain |
5.71 (5.47–5.94) |
6.03 (5.77–6.28) |
2.11 (1.96–2.26) |
13.84 (13.45–14.24) |