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Scapular focused modalities versus standard therapies for patients with subacromial pain syndrome

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February 2019

Scapular focused modalities versus standard therapies for patients with subacromial pain syndrome

Vol: 8| Issue: 2| Number:136| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Meta-analysis/Systematic Review
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Scapular focused interventions to improve shoulder pain and function in adults with subacromial pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Physiother Theory Pract. 2018 Sep;34(9):653-670. doi: 10.1080/09593985.2018.1423656

Contributing Authors:
H Saito V Cavalheri ME Harrold L McKenna

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6 randomized controlled trials were included in this meta-analysis which sought to evaluate the effect of scapular focused intervention in management of subacromial pain syndrome. Control interventions included non-scapular focused interventions or no treatment. When assessed at the completion of treatment, scapular focused intervention groups demonstrated significantly lower pain and functional d...

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