Service

Orthopaedic Medicine Service

What does it do?

The aim of the service is to assses, diagnose and medically manage orthopaedic conditions for patients 16 years and above

Service Delivery Area

Poole

What are the service opening times?

08.30 - 16.30 Monday - Friday

How can I refer?
[For appropriate professional/clinical referrers only - service users please see below]

Directly through Choose and Book

What functions/treatment and therapies are offered?

Steroid Injections, Insoles, Hand & Wrist Splints, Physiotherpy Exercises and Advice

Which types of illness/medical condition does the service treat?

Feet, Knees, Hips, Hands, Elbows, Shoulders and Low Back Pain

ELBOWS;  Tennis Elbow;  Golfer's Elbow;  Early Arthritis;  Bursitis;  Elbow pain;

GENERAL FOOT; Morton's Neuroma;  Osteo Arthritis in feet;  Planta fascilitis;  Calcaneal Spur;  Mechanical Pain, Arthroplasty Procedures, Ganglion on cyst excision

HANDS:  Carpal Tunnel;  OA;  Ganglions; Trigger Finger;  Tenosynovitis;  WRISTS:   Generalised wrist and hand pain;  Non specific lumps;

KNEE; Anterior knee pain, Painful knee, General lumps/Cysts, Osteoarthritic knee, Rheumatoid Osteoarthritic knee, Patellar Tendonitis, Quadriceps Tendonitis, Patella Malfunction, Bursitis.

SHOULDER:  OA;  Capsulitis;  Rotation Cuff;  Scapular Dysfunction;

Who will I see?

The service consists of clinics run by a team of GP's and Health Professionals with a Special Interest In Orthopaedics

As a patient, how do I access services?

Referral from your GP through Choose and Book

How can I get involved / what support groups are available?

Information availble on request

Do you have information for Carers?

Information availble on request

Where, when and how often are the clinics?

Poole Health Care Centre (upstairs in Boots, Dolphin Centre)

Who can I contact to find out more?

Poole Health Care Centre

01202 493250