CHECKLISTS

 1. Are there periods in the day when you have no pain? Even 10 minutes?

 2. Is the pain confined to areas above the knee?

 3. Are you generally worse when sitting for prolonged periods or upon rising from the

sitting position?

 4. Are you generally worse during or right after prolonged bending or stooping as in

bed-making, vacuuming, ironing, concreting, digging or gardening?

5. Are you generally worse when getting up in the morning, but improve after about

half an hour?

6. Are you generally worse when inactive and better when on the move?

7. Are you generally better when walking?

8. Are you generally better when lying face down? When testing this, you may feel worse for the first few minutes, after which time the pain subsides. In this case, the answer to the question is “yes.”

9. Have you had several episodes of lower back pain over the past months or years?

10. Are you able to move fully in all directions without pain between episodes?

11. Are you pain-free between episodes?

12. If you have pain in the buttocks or upper/lower leg, does it sometimes stop completely, even though you may still have back pain?

If you answered YES to four or more questions, there is a great chance you can

benefit from MDT intervention strategies.

1. Are there periods in the day when you have no pain? Even 10 minutes?

2. Are you generally worse when sitting for prolonged periods or on rising from the

sitting position?

3. Are you generally worse when inactive and better when on the move?

4. Do you sometimes experience pain across the shoulders or into the shoulder blades?

5. Do you sometimes experience pain down the arm and into the hand with symptoms like the feeling of “pins and needles” or numbness in the fingers?

6. Do you have periodic headaches?

7. Have you had several episodes of neck pain over the past months or years?

8. Are you able to move your head fully in all directions without pain between episodes?

9. Are you pain-free between episodes?

10. If you have pain in the scapula, or upper/lower arm, does it sometimes stop completely, even though you may still have pain in the neck?

If you answered YES to four or more questions, there is a great chance you can

benefit from MDT intervention strategies.

1. Are there periods in the day when you have no pain? Even 10 minutes?

2. Do you have pain when you walk up or down stairs or hills?

3. Have you had several episodes of knee pain over the past months or years?

4. Is your knee pain-free between episodes?

5. When the knee is painful, does it feel like you are unable to fully bend or straighten it compared to your pain-free knee?

6. Are you able to fully bend and straighten your knee without pain between episodes?

7. Is the pain localized to the area of the knee joint?

8. Are you generally able to walk without limping between your episodes of knee pain?

9. Are you generally worse with prolonged sitting, squatting or kneeling?

10. Is your knee generally more comfortable when you are moving about rather than

kneeling, sitting, squatting or standing in one position?

11. Are some days better or worse than others?

If you answered YES to five or more questions, there is a great chance you can

benefit from MDT intervention strategies.

1. Are there periods in the day when you have no pain? Even 10 minutes?

2. Do you only have pain when you move your arm and shoulder?

3. Are you generally better with your arm at your side or supported across your body?

4. Are you generally worse during or after prolonged periods of holding your arms in a raised position such as driving, painting, welding, hedge trimming, etc.?

5. Is your pain produced or made worse when you lie on your affected shoulder?

6. Is the pain confined to areas above the elbow?

7. If you have pain in the upper or lower arm, does it sometimes stop completely even though you may still have pain in the shoulder?

8. Have you had several episodes of shoulder pain over the past months or years?

9. Is your shoulder pain-free between episodes?

10. Are you able to move your arm freely in all directions without pain between episodes?

If you answered YES to four or more questions, there is a great chance you

can benefit from MDT intervention strategies.