Injury Self-Assessment Tool – Penang
Answer a few questions about your pain or injury to understand what type of physiotherapy may help and whether a home visit is right for you.
Tailored for patients in Penang.
Before you use this tool
Use this as a planning aid for Penang home-visit physiotherapy, not as a medical diagnosis.
The result is most useful when you share the details with a qualified physiotherapist who can assess movement, safety, and goals in person.
Questions this assessment covers
The assessment asks about the affected body area, pain duration, pain level, travel difficulty, and the likely cause of the problem.
These answers help separate simple strains from situations that need a more careful physiotherapy plan.
- • Where is your pain or injury? Options include Neck, Shoulder, Upper Back, Lower Back, Hip, Knee, Ankle / Foot, Wrist / Hand, Other.
- • How long have you had this pain? Options include Less than 2 weeks, 2 weeks to 3 months, More than 3 months.
- • How would you rate your pain? (0 = no pain, 10 = worst pain)
- • Can you travel to a clinic easily? Options include Yes, no problem, It's difficult for me, No, I can't travel easily.
- • What caused your pain or injury? Options include After surgery, Accident / Fall, Sports / Exercise, Gradual onset / No clear cause, Stroke / Neurological, Age-related.
What to prepare
Have your diagnosis, hospital discharge note, imaging report, current medicines, pain history, and usual walking aids nearby if you have them.
If the issue is work-related, keep your chair, desk, pillow, shoes, sports gear, or stairs available for review.
These details make the tool result more useful when you message a physiotherapist.
How to use the result safely
Treat the result as a conversation starter.
Seek urgent medical care first for severe unexplained pain, new weakness, loss of bladder or bowel control, chest pain, major trauma, fever with neurological symptoms, or sudden stroke-like signs.
For non-urgent cases, the result can help a Penang home physiotherapist plan the first assessment more efficiently.
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