Polymyalgia rheumatica in a patient presenting with persisting bilateral buttock pain - a case report.

Background: Inflammatory conditions often mimic musculoskeletal presentations, causing diagnostic delays in primary and secondary care. Physiotherapists can play a pivotal role in the early recognition, triage, and onward referral for inflammatory conditions such as polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR). While PMR is relatively rare, recognition of its characteristic presentation, alongside elevated serum inflammatory markers, is a much-needed step to initiate appropriate intervention following specialized rheumatological consultation.

Early triage of a patient with metastatic melanoma presenting as mechanical knee pain - a case report.

Physical therapists (PTs) working in primary care settings commonly encounter mechanical causes of knee pain. Non-mechanical causes of knee pain, such as bone tumors, are rare, and therefore, PTs often have a low index of suspicion regarding sinister pathology. The purpose of this case report is to describe the physical therapist's clinical reasoning process for a 33-year-old female presenting with medial knee pain and a subsequent history of metastatic melanoma.