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Manual physiotherapy with exercise vs. exercise alone for shoulder impingement

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February 2015

Manual physiotherapy with exercise vs. exercise alone for shoulder impingement

Vol: 4| Issue: 2| Number:2| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Effectiveness of physiotherapy and costs in patients with clinical signs of shoulder impingement syndrome: one-year follow-up of a randomized controlled trial

J Rehabil Med. 2014 Nov 4;46(10):1029-36

Contributing Authors:
TO Kromer RA de Bie CH Bastiaenen

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Synopsis

90 adult patients with symptoms of shoulder pain for at least 4 weeks were randomly assigned to receive manual physiotherapy in combination with exercise or exercise alone for 5 weeks. This trial aimed to compare these two intervention approaches for the treatment of shoulder impingement after 1 year follow-up. The findings of this trial indicated comparable improvements across all patient-reporte...

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