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Physiotherapy for Lower Back Pain After a Workplace Injury
Physiotherapist (speaking English) and 病人 (speaking Somali) talk through “Physiotherapy for Lower Back Pain After a Workplace Injury”. You interpret both ways — English into Somali, and Somali into English — one segment at a time, exactly as in the CCL test.
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Thanks for coming in, Mr Ali. Can you tell me how your lower back has felt since you strained it lifting boxes at the warehouse last Thursday?
Salamu calaykum, dhakhtarow. Dhabarkayga hoose ayaa xanuunaya tan iyo maalintii aan sanduuqyada ka soo qaaday bakhaarka Khamiista hore.
On a scale from one to ten, how bad is the pain right now, and does it spread down either leg?
Xanuunku wuxuu dhan yahay lix ilaa toban, laakiin kuma faafo lugaha - kaliya dhabarka hoose ayuu ku xanuunayaa.
Your muscles are tight, but there's no sign of disc damage or nerve pressure. We'll start treatment now and reassess if your symptoms don't improve.
Waa maxay daaweynta aad ku talinaysid, dhakhtarow? Immisa toddobaad ayay qaadan doontaa inaan bogsado?
I'd recommend physiotherapy twice a week for two weeks, plus gentle stretches at home each morning, provided the pain doesn't worsen.
Ma jiraan jimicsi aan qaban karo guriga, oo ma sii wadi karaa shaqadayda?
Yes—try gentle pelvic tilts and short walks daily. You can keep working, but only light duties, and no heavy lifting for now.
Haddii xanuunku sii xumaado, dawo ma qaadan karaa? Oo goorma ayaan booqasho dambe u imaan karaa?
Take paracetamol if the pain flares up, and book a follow-up at Ballarat Base Hospital in two weeks if it hasn't improved.
Mahadsanid dhakhtarow, waan fahmay. Waan ku dadaali doonaa jimicsiyada iyo inaan iska ilaaliyo culaykayaasha.
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