Alan Hazlett MCSP HCPC MSc CSCS Chartered Physiotherapist The Bosworth Clinic alan@thebosworthclinic.co.uk
2 June 2021
To whom in may concern
Re ....... including DoB and NHS
I had the pleasure of assessing ..... within the Bosworth Clinic where he presented with long-standing bilateral knee pains which accompany central low back pain.
This is a very debilitating presentation, not only due to the long-standing nature but mainly due to deterioration which it has on his quality of life and mobility.
He is a very active man who now struggles to walk short distances due to the pain within his knees.
On assessment he presents with;
• Positive sweep bilaterally LHS>RHS
• Medial joint line tenderness LHS>RHS
• Hypomobility within patello-femoral joints LHS>RHS
• Hyper extension bilateral
• Valgus leg structure bilaterally LHS>RHS
• Compressive presentation of his lumbar spine; with difficultly into side flexion which shows spondylitic presentation. On examination this is a classic presentation of osteo-arthritic patella femoral joints, and due to the level of impairment and the on-going nature of the symptoms I feel onward referral is warranted.
I have provided ....... with some basic quadriceps work to try and offload the PFJ in the short term.
Alan Hazlett MCSP HCPC CSCS
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Mr Hazlett is to be congratulated on coping with "on-going" and "offload".
It is assumed that text in bold would not be so if the letter were sent.
The additional text after commenting that my back was not mentioned has not been added.
As of 6 September, the letter has not been sent to anyone. It has no currency within the field of physiotherapy even in its corrected state. No one who might have received it and wanted further information could have been presented with more semi-literate misunderstood interpretation of my condition.
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