03/24/2026
Does it really matter?
Does your diagnosis really matter? Yes and no.
When it comes to most orthopedic conditions, in my professional opinion as a Physio, it doesn’t matter as much as we think.
I believe conveying confidence and a rationale to your patience and clients is essential.
I do not believe that identifying a specific structure involved is necessary.
This is because the treatment plan is going to be relatively similar no matter the diagnosis.
In this video I utilize the example of shoulder impingement, however, we can extrapolate this to pretty much any orthopedic diagnosis.
A good Physio should be utilizing a similar treatment approach of calming things down and building things back up.
Now, I don’t think special test or provocative tests are non-essential, as they still give good insight into movement patterns that may be aggravating, structures that may be aggravated, however, I do not feel that it is necessary for us to identify specific structures.
let me know what you think in the comments below!
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