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James Noake

@drjn_sportsmed

Consultant in Musculoskeletal, Sport & Exercise Medicine. Interest in difficult stuff; hip, groin & gluteal pain; diagnostics; ultrasound. Pro rugby Dr 10 yrs +

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Consent ✅ Autistic young lady who enjoys Ballroom dancing Mum concerned about R flank & lower back 'swelling' & 'fullness' GP & orthopaedic surgeon assessed & given label of 'bursitis' & 'GTPS' - never having taken her top off to observe properly Pt mentions 'back

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Autistic young lady who enjoys Ballroom dancing 

Mum concerned about R flank & lower back 'swelling' & 'fullness'

GP & orthopaedic surgeon assessed & given label of 'bursitis' & 'GTPS' - never having taken her top off to observe properly

Pt mentions 'back
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For the time being, at least, ALL of my course illustrations are now finalised, edited, and in the deck. My weekend evenings will now mostly be devoted to this little baby, yours, and my Clinical Companion. A comprehensive collection of unique, vibrant illustrations, facts &

For the time being, at least, ALL of my course illustrations are now finalised, edited, and in the deck.

My weekend evenings will now mostly be devoted to this little baby, yours, and my Clinical Companion. A comprehensive collection of unique, vibrant illustrations, facts &
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Consent ✅ 30s female 1 year bilateral upper gluteal & pelvic pain radiating as far as calves Am stiffness ++ LSp MRI normal, but bilateral sacroiliitis on SI joint imaging PLus - bilateral hydrosalpinx Which is responsible for the pelvic pain? Could the hydrosalpinx cause

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30s female

1 year bilateral upper gluteal & pelvic pain radiating as far as calves

Am stiffness ++

LSp MRI normal, but bilateral sacroiliitis on SI joint imaging

PLus - bilateral hydrosalpinx

Which is responsible for the pelvic pain?

Could the hydrosalpinx cause
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Consent ✅ Female early 20s - overweight Started running for weight loss Bilateral cramps medial gaiter area & ankle pain Complains of 'swelling' in the region Pain settles quickly post exercise after 30-60mins More recently P&N spreading into plantar aspect of foot

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Very interesting differential Yet another example of when US trumps MRI around the groin / pelvis, especially with enthesopathy / tendinopathy pathologies

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Consent✅ Sometimes you have to step back & recognise when you spend every waking hour prioritising your patients (I give everything I can) and neglect yourself - health, physically & mentally I had that reality check when I presented at Sports Kongres January 2025 - it was a

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Sometimes you have to step back & recognise when you spend every waking hour prioritising your patients (I give everything I can) and neglect yourself - health, physically & mentally 

I had that reality check when I presented at Sports Kongres January 2025 - it was a
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Consent ✅ Some things are sent to test us 😕 You build momentum, then the obstacles appear It feels so unjust - I don't feel I deserve this - but we go on It's how you deal with it that defines you as a person & your character #meanstoanend

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Felt i had to post & update here I could only handle 6 days of savage radicular leg pain - mostly at night And foot drop (this bothered me less tbh) God knows how pts deal with this for weeks / months (should they have to deal with it?) I’m incredibly lucky that I have a

Felt i had to post & update here 

I could only handle 6 days of savage radicular leg pain - mostly at night

And foot drop (this bothered me less tbh)

God knows how pts deal with this for weeks / months (should they have to deal with it?)

I’m incredibly lucky that I have a
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agreed - and it also provides diagnostic clarity ie cuff vs GHJ which in terms informs prognosis and refines the rehab approach

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Update for those interested! 16 days post discectomy Minimal pain - low grade 2/10 neural ache buttock and fibula head / shin Worse at night and morning but variable Numbness is more annoying! Tib ant power recovering Doing simple upper body weights typically seated or

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Chronic Low Back Pain: Differential Diagnosis A 58-year-old patient with right paravertebral low back pain radiating to the ipsilateral gluteal region, of 13 months' duration. An MRI scan showed multiple disc herniations at the L3-L4, L4-L5, and L5-S1 levels. Multiple