Rotator cuff tears

A Bedi, J Bishop, J Keener, DA Lansdown… - Nature reviews Disease …, 2024‏ - nature.com
Rotator cuff tears are the most common upper extremity condition seen by primary care and
orthopaedic surgeons, with a spectrum ranging from tendinopathy to full-thickness tears with …

Adult measures of general health and health‐related quality of life: Medical outcomes study short form 36‐item (SF‐36) and short form 12‐item (SF‐12) health surveys …

L Busija, E Pausenberger, TP Haines… - Arthritis care & …, 2011‏ - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this review is to provide a summary of adult measures of general health and
health-related quality of life (HRQOL) commonly used in rheumatology research studies …

Consensus on exercise reporting template (CERT): explanation and elaboration statement

SC Slade, CE Dionne, M Underwood… - British journal of sports …, 2016‏ - bjsm.bmj.com
Exercise is effective for prevention and management of acute and chronic health conditions.
However, trial descriptions of exercise interventions are often suboptimal, leaving readers …

Effect of corticosteroid injection, physiotherapy, or both on clinical outcomes in patients with unilateral lateral epicondylalgia: a randomized controlled trial

BK Coombes, L Bisset, P Brooks, A Khan, B Vicenzino - Jama, 2013‏ - jamanetwork.com
Importance Corticosteroid injection and physiotherapy, common treatments for lateral
epicondylalgia, are frequently combined in clinical practice. However, evidence on their …

Effect of specific exercise strategy on need for surgery in patients with subacromial im**ement syndrome: randomised controlled study

T Holmgren, HB Hallgren, B Öberg, L Adolfsson… - Bmj, 2012‏ - bmj.com
Objective To evaluate if a specific exercise strategy, targeting the rotator cuff and scapula
stabilisers, improves shoulder function and pain more than unspecific exercises in patients …

The effectiveness of physiotherapy exercises in subacromial im**ement syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis

CE Hanratty, JG McVeigh, DP Kerr, JR Basford… - Seminars in arthritis and …, 2012‏ - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of exercise in the treatment of people with
subacromial im**ement syndrome (SAIS). METHODS: A systematic review and meta …

Platelet-rich plasma in patients with partial-thickness rotator cuff tears or tendinopathy leads to significantly improved short-term pain relief and function compared with …

CA Kwong, JM Woodmass, EM Gusnowski… - Arthroscopy: the journal …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Purpose To perform a randomized controlled trial comparing platelet-rich plasma (PRP) with
standard corticosteroid (CS) injection in providing pain relief and improved function in …

Exercise rehabilitation in the non-operative management of rotator cuff tears: a review of the literature

P Edwards, J Ebert, B Joss, G Bhabra… - … journal of sports …, 2016‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The incidence of rotator cuff tears increases with age, with full-thickness rotator cuff tears
present in approximately 25% of individuals in their sixties, and more than 50% of those in …

Blinding and sham control methods in trials of physical, psychological, and self-management interventions for pain (article II): a meta-analysis relating methods to trial …

D Hohenschurz-Schmidt, J Draper-Rodi, L Vase… - Pain, 2023‏ - journals.lww.com
Sham interventions in randomized clinical trials (RCTs) of physical, psychological, and self-
management (PPS) therapies for pain are highly variable in design and believed to …

Effect of physical therapy on pain and function in patients with hip osteoarthritis: a randomized clinical trial

KL Bennell, T Egerton, J Martin, JH Abbott, B Metcalf… - Jama, 2014‏ - jamanetwork.com
Importance There is limited evidence supporting use of physical therapy for hip
osteoarthritis. Objective To determine efficacy of physical therapy on pain and physical …