OET Listening 🎧 Part A Episode 0201 | ALICE

Patient: Alice

Patient's description of symptoms:

• lower back pain 

• (1)______side, around hip and

• (2)________area

• Felt particularly when (3)_______

History of pain:

• On and off for years, described pain as (4)______initially

Further details:

• now-spasming; with pressure on (5)______

• relieved using a (6)______ to massage muscle

• also feels pain when (7)_____ Worsening; tight on hip area

• also feel (8)________going down the back of leg/knee/ankle area

Further Assessment

• feels dull pain before shooting pain, don't get (9)_______by itself

• only feels twinging and tightness when pain is (10)______
• no pain on: both (11)_____   no (12)__________or numbness

Answer Key

1 LEFT
2 BUMCHEEK
3 RUNNING
4 DULL (PAIN)
5 LEFT LEG
6 TENNIS BALL
7 SLEEPING/SITTING
8 SHOOTING PAIN/TWINGE
9 TWINGING/SHOOTING PAIN
10 WORSE
11 KNEES/HIPS
12 PINS AND NEEDLES