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Nordqvist, J., Öberg, B., Adolfsson, L., Holmgren, T. & Johansson, K. (2021). Heterogeneity among patients with subacromial pain – variabilities within clinical presentation and its impact on daily life. Physiotherapy, 112, 113-120
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2021 (Engelska)Ingår i: Physiotherapy, ISSN 0031-9406, E-ISSN 1873-1465, Vol. 112, s. 113-120Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat) Published
Abstract [en]

Objective: The primary aim was to describe the variability within clinical presentation of patients with subacromial pain in primary care, secondly to investigate associations between clinical presentation and self-reported pain intensity, shoulder function, level of anxiety and depression, and health-related quality of life. Design and setting A cross-sectional study based on data from two clinical studies in primary care, one randomized controlled trial and one implementation study. Three components: active range of motion (AROM), rotator cuff function and scapular kinematics were analyzed to describe variability within clinical presentation and patient-reported measurements were used to investigate the impact on daily life. Participants Patients aged 30-67 years, describing pain for more than two weeks, and positive signs for a minimum of three out of the following five clinical tests: impingement sign according to Neer, impingement test according to Hawkins-Kennedy, Pattes maneuver, Jobe’s test, and painful arc. Results Among the 164 patients included, 24% displayed dysfunction in one, 50% two and 24% in all three components. Limited AROM was seen in 46%, rotator cuff dysfunction in 91% and scapular dyskinesia in 57% of the patients. Conclusions These results reveal a heterogeneity among primary care patients with subacromial pain confirming a large variability regarding the components AROM, rotator cuff function and scapular kinematics. All three components appear unique (not significantly correlated) where a rotator cuff dysfunction is very frequent while limited AROM and scapular dyskinesia are more inconsistent. There are significant, but rather weak, associations between clinical presentation and impact on daily life.

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ELSEVIER SCI LTD, 2021
Nyckelord
Shoulder Impingement Syndrome, Clinical Presentation, Range of Motion Articular, Rotator Cuff, Scapular Dyskinesia, Primary Health Care
Nationell ämneskategori
Fysioterapi
Identifikatorer
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-172380 (URN)10.1016/j.physio.2020.10.001 (DOI)000687805600014 ()34058616 (PubMedID)
Forskningsfinansiär
Region ÖstergötlandLinköpings universitet
Anmärkning

Funding: Linkoping University, Sweden; County council of ostergotland

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Nordqvist, J., Holmgren, T., Adolfsson, L., Öberg, B. & Johansson, K. (2021). The minimal important change for the seven-item disability of the arm, shoulder, and hand (DASH 7) questionnaire - Assessing shoulder function in patients with subacromial pain.. JSES international, 5(3), 474-479
Öppna denna publikation i ny flik eller fönster >>The minimal important change for the seven-item disability of the arm, shoulder, and hand (DASH 7) questionnaire - Assessing shoulder function in patients with subacromial pain.
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2021 (Engelska)Ingår i: JSES international, ISSN 2666-6383, Vol. 5, nr 3, s. 474-479Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat) Published
Abstract [en]

Background: The DASH 7 is a recently published activity-related 7-item short form of the disability of the arm, shoulder, and hand (DASH) questionnaire developed to assess shoulder function in patients with subacromial pain. Before implementation in both intervention studies and in clinical practice, it is essential to evaluate its responsiveness. The objective of this study was to determine the minimal important change (MIC) in the DASH 7 questionnaire for patients with subacromial pain after a 3 months exercise intervention in a primary care context.

Methods: In this psychometric study the anchor-based MIC-distribution method was used to establish the MIC. The Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC) was used as external criterion. Data from a clinical implementation study, aimed to implement a specific exercise strategy for patients with subacromial pain among physiotherapists in primary care, were used. Data from 70 patients were included in the analyses.

Results: The correlation coefficient between Patient Global Impression of Change and the DASH 7 score change was 0.67 and the area under the curve was 0.94 (95% confidence interval: 0.88-1.0). The MICROC for improvement was detected at a mean change in 6.5 points with the sensitivity at 0.98 (98%) and the specificity at 0.78 (78%), and the MIC95% limit for improvement was detected at a mean change of 25.7 points. There were 77% of the patients who reached at least this MICROC and 51% who reached at least the MIC95% limit after 3 months of exercise intervention.

Conclusion: The DASH 7 is responsive to change over time and can discriminate between patients considered to be improved and patients considered not improved. These MIC values for patients with subacromial pain in the primary care setting can be used in clinical practice and in intervention studies as an indication on the patients clinically important level of score change for improvement.

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Philadelphia, PA, United States: Elsevier, 2021
Nyckelord
Anchor-based approach, DASH 7, Disabilities of the arm, shoulder, and hand questionnaire, Distribution-based approach, Minimal important change, Subacromial pain
Nationell ämneskategori
Fysioterapi
Identifikatorer
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-184175 (URN)10.1016/j.jseint.2021.01.008 (DOI)34136857 (PubMedID)2-s2.0-85122748626 (Scopus ID)
Tillgänglig från: 2022-04-06 Skapad: 2022-04-06 Senast uppdaterad: 2025-02-11Bibliografiskt granskad
Carlfjord, S., Nilsing-Strid, E., Johansson, K., Holmgren, T. & Öberg, B. (2019). Practitioner experiences from the structured implementation of evidence-based practice in primary care physiotherapy: A qualitative study. Journal of Evaluation In Clinical Practice, 25(4), 622-629
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2019 (Engelska)Ingår i: Journal of Evaluation In Clinical Practice, ISSN 1356-1294, E-ISSN 1365-2753, Vol. 25, nr 4, s. 622-629Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat) Published
Abstract [en]

Rationale, Aims, and Objectives

To provide best available care, the practitioners in primary health care (PHC) must have adequate knowledge about effective interventions. The implementation of such interventions is challenging. A structured implementation strategy developed by researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, was used for the implementation of an evidence‐based assessment and treatment programme for patients with subacromial pain among physiotherapists in PHC. To further develop strategies for implementation of evidence‐based practices, it was deemed important to study the implementation from the practitioners' perspective. The aim of this study was to explore the practitioners' experiences from the implementation.

Methods

A qualitative design with focus group discussions was applied. The implementation in terms of perceptions of process and outcome was evaluated by focus group discussions with, in total, 16 physiotherapists in the target group. Data were analysed using the method qualitative content analysis.

Results

The components of the strategy were viewed positively, and the applicability and evidence base behind the programme were appreciated. The programme was perceived to be adopted, and the practitioners described a changed behaviour and increased confidence in handling patients with subacromial pain. Both patient‐ and provider‐related challenges to the implementation were mentioned.

Conclusions

The practitioners' experiences from the implementation were mainly positive. A strategy with collaboration between academy and practice, and with education and implementation teams as facilitators, resulted in changes in practice. Critical voices concerned interprofessional collaboration and that the programme was focused explicitly on the shoulder, not including other components of physical function.

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Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Inc., 2019
Nyckelord
exercise; implementation; physiotherapy; primary health care; qualitative study; shoulder pain
Nationell ämneskategori
Hälso- och sjukvårdsorganisation, hälsopolitik och hälsoekonomi
Identifikatorer
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-155031 (URN)10.1111/jep.13034 (DOI)000474663700012 ()30246293 (PubMedID)2-s2.0-85053702144 (Scopus ID)
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Nordqvist, J., Johansson, K., Holmgren, T., Adolfsson, L. & Öberg, B. (2017). A short activity-related scale for measuring shoulder function in patients with subacromial pain: the DASH 7. JSES Open Access, 1(2), 113-118
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2017 (Engelska)Ingår i: JSES Open Access, ISSN 2468-6026, Vol. 1, nr 2, s. 113-118Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat) Published
Abstract [en]

Background Subacromial pain is a common cause of shoulder dysfunction that negatively affects quality of life. Currently, most outcome measures for shoulder pain are applied to a heterogeneous group of patients. Of these measures, the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (DASH) is the most widely recognized test with which to assess patients with subacromial pain. The primary aim of this study was to assess the content validity of DASH for patients with subacromial pain, with a secondary aim to test responsiveness to a modified set of DASH items tailored to these patients. Methods There were 129 patients who reported activities in the Patient-Specific Functional Scale (PSFS). To assess validity, 5 independent physiotherapists matched PSFS activities to the most appropriate DASH item. DASH items identified as being of greatest importance to patients were those corresponding to the highest number of PSFS-matched activities. Calculations were made for responsiveness and internal consistency. Results Physiotherapists matched DASH items to 271 PSFS activities, reaching agreement for almost 80%. Seven DASH items (DASH 7) were identified as being particularly important. Effect size data (Cohen's d) were 0.93 for DASH 7, 0.92 for DASH 30, and 0.85 for QuickDASH; the corresponding Cronbach's α values (for DASH 7, DASH 30, and QuickDASH) were 0.84, 0.94, and 0.86, respectively. Conclusions DASH 7 is a short, patient-centered, and activity-related scale that can measure shoulder function in patients with subacromial pain using a quarter of the original DASH items. DASH 7 demonstrated responsiveness, with a satisfactory level of internal consistency.

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Elsevier, 2017
Nyckelord
Shoulder impingement syndrome, Patient outcome assessments, Human activity, Shoulder pain, Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (DASH), Patient-Specific Functional Scale (PSFS)
Nationell ämneskategori
Fysioterapi
Identifikatorer
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-172379 (URN)10.1016/j.jses.2017.04.001 (DOI)30675551 (PubMedID)
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Hultenheim Klintberg, I., Cools, A. M., Holmgren, T., Holzhausen, A.-C. G., Johansson, K., Maenhout, A. G., . . . Ginn, K. (2015). Consensus for physiotherapy for shoulder pain. International Orthopaedics, 39(4), 715-720
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2015 (Engelska)Ingår i: International Orthopaedics, ISSN 0341-2695, E-ISSN 1432-5195, Vol. 39, nr 4, s. 715-720Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat) Published
Abstract [en]

PURPOSE: Shoulder pain is a common disorder. Despite growing evidence of the importance of physiotherapy, in particular active exercise therapy, little data is available to guide treatment. The aim of this project was to contribute to the development of an internationally accepted assessment and treatment algorithm for patients with shoulder pain.

METHODS: Nine physiotherapists with expertise in the treatment of shoulder dysfunction met in Sweden 2012 to begin the process of developing a treatment algorithm. A questionnaire was completed prior to the meeting to guide discussions. Virtual conferences were thereafter the platform to reach consensus.

RESULTS: Consensus was achieved on a clinical reasoning algorithm to guide the assessment and treatment for patients presenting with local shoulder pain, without significant passive range of motion deficits and no symptoms or signs of instability. The algorithm emphasises that physiotherapy treatment decisions should be based on physical assessment findings and not structural pathology, that active exercises should be the primary treatment approach, and that regular re-assessment is performed to ensure that all clinical features contributing to the presenting shoulder pain are addressed. Consensus was also achieved on a set of guiding principles for implementing exercise therapy for shoulder pain, namely, a limited number of exercises, performed with appropriate scapulo-humeral coordination and humeral head alignment, in a graduated manner without provoking the presenting shoulder pain.

CONCLUSION: The assessment and treatment algorithm presented could contribute to a more formal, extensive process aimed at achieving international agreement on an algorithm to guide physiotherapy treatment for shoulder pain.

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Springer, 2015
Nationell ämneskategori
Fysioterapi
Identifikatorer
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-115925 (URN)10.1007/s00264-014-2639-9 (DOI)000351516200014 ()25548127 (PubMedID)
Tillgänglig från: 2015-03-24 Skapad: 2015-03-24 Senast uppdaterad: 2025-02-11
Björnsson Hallgren, H., Holmgren, T., Öberg, B., Johansson, K. & Adolfsson, L. (2014). A specific exercise strategy reduced the need for surgery in subacromial pain patients. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 48(19), 1431-1436
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2014 (Engelska)Ingår i: British Journal of Sports Medicine, ISSN 0306-3674, E-ISSN 1473-0480, Vol. 48, nr 19, s. 1431-1436Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat) Published
Abstract [en]

Background and purpose A programme based on eccentric exercises for treating subacromial pain was in a previous study found effective at 3-month follow-up. The purposes of the present study were to investigate whether the results were maintained after 1 year and whether the baseline Constant-Murley score, rotator cuff status and radiological findings influenced the outcome. Patients and methods 97 patients on the waiting list for arthroscopic subacromial decompression had been randomised to a specific exercise programme or unspecific exercises (controls). After 3 months of exercises, the patients were asked whether they still wanted surgery and this option was available until a 1-year follow-up. 1 year after inclusion or 1 year after surgery, the number of patients who decided to have surgery in each group was compared. The choice of surgery was related to the baseline Constant-Murley score, ultrasound and radiographs taken at inclusion. Results All patients had improved significantly (pless than0.0001) in the Constant-Murley score at the 1-year follow-up. Significantly more patients in the control group decided to have surgery (63%) than those in the specific exercise group (24%; pless than0.0001). Patients who decided to have surgery had a significantly lower baseline Constant-Murley score and more often a full-thickness tear. Patients with partial tears did not differ from those with intact tendons. Interpretation The positive short-term results of specific exercises were maintained after 1 year, and this exercise strategy reduces the need for surgery. Full-thickness tear and a low baseline Constant-Murley score appear to be a predictive marker for a less good outcome.

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BMJ Publishing Group, 2014
Nyckelord
Shoulder injuries, Physiotherapy, Eccentric exercise, Tendon, Ultrasounds
Nationell ämneskategori
Klinisk medicin
Identifikatorer
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-111441 (URN)10.1136/bjsports-2013-093233 (DOI)000341947200009 ()24970843 (PubMedID)
Anmärkning

Funding Agencies|Linkoping University Hospital

Tillgänglig från: 2014-10-21 Skapad: 2014-10-17 Senast uppdaterad: 2023-12-28
Holmgren, T., Öberg, B., Adolfsson, L. & Johansson, K. (2014). Minimal important changes in the Constant Murley score in patients with subacromial pain. Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery, 23(8), 1083-1090
Öppna denna publikation i ny flik eller fönster >>Minimal important changes in the Constant Murley score in patients with subacromial pain
2014 (Engelska)Ingår i: Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery, ISSN 1058-2746, E-ISSN 1532-6500, Vol. 23, nr 8, s. 1083-1090Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat) Published
Abstract [en]

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the minimal important change (MIC) of improvement in the Constant‐Murley score (CM score) in patients with longstanding subacromial pain and in subgroups of patients with subacromial pain with and without rotator cuff ruptures.

Method: The MIC was estimated by using the visual anchor‐based MIC distribution method, which integrates an anchor‐ and distribution‐based approach: the optimal cut‐off point of the receiver operator characteristic curve (MIC ROC) and the 95% limit cut‐ off point (MIC 95%limit). The study population consisted of 93 patients included in a randomized clinical trial evaluating the effect of a specific exercise strategy in patients with longstanding subacromial pain.

Results: The MIC ROC was found at a mean change of 17 points in the CM score. The MIC 95% limit was found at a mean change of 24 points. In the subgroup analysis the MIC ROC was found at a mean change of 19 points and the MIC 95% limit at 18 points in patients with an intact rotator cuff. In patients with rotator cuff ruptures the MIC ROC was found at a mean change of 15 points and the MIC 95% limit at 30 points.

Conclusion: The CM score is able to detect the minimal important change in individual patients with long‐standing subacromial pain when the rotator cuff is intact. In all patients with longstanding subacromial pain, the MIC value was dependent on the subgroup as well as the choice of statistical analysis. The estimated MIC values could be used as an indication for relevant changes in the CM score in clinical practice and guide the clinician in how to interpret the results of specific treatments for patients with longstanding subacromial pain.

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Mosby-Elsevier, 2014
Nationell ämneskategori
Hälsovetenskaper Klinisk medicin
Identifikatorer
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-90020 (URN)10.1016/j.jse.2014.01.014 (DOI)000341135000006 ()
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Holmgren, T., Björnsson Hallgren, H., Öberg, B., Adolfsson, L. & Johansson, K. (2014). Republished research: Effect of specific exercise strategy on need for surgery in patients with subacromial impingement syndrome: randomised controlled study. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 48(19), 1456-1457
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2014 (Engelska)Ingår i: British Journal of Sports Medicine, ISSN 0306-3674, E-ISSN 1473-0480, Vol. 48, nr 19, s. 1456-1457Artikel i tidskrift, Editorial material (Övrigt vetenskapligt) Published
Abstract [en]

STUDY QUESTION Can a specific exercise strategy improve shoulder function and pain in patients with subacromial impingement syndrome, thereby decreasing the need for arthroscopic subacromial decompression? SUMMARY ANSWER Compared with a control exercise group, patients in the specific exercise group had significantly greater improvements in shoulder function and pain and fewer patients needed surgery at the three month assessment. WHAT IS KNOWN AND WHAT THIS PAPER ADDS Different exercise programmes are used as first line treatment in patients with subacromial impingement syndrome, but conclusive evidence to support the efficacy for these programmes is lacking. This specific exercise strategy proved effective in improving shoulder function and pain in patients in whom earlier conservative treatment had failed.

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BMJ Publishing Group, 2014
Nationell ämneskategori
Klinisk medicin Hälsovetenskaper
Identifikatorer
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-111443 (URN)10.1136/bjsports-2014-e787rep (DOI)000341947200013 ()25213604 (PubMedID)
Anmärkning

Republished research from the BMJ

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Holmgren, T. (2013). Exercise treatment of patients with long-standing subacromial pain. (Doctoral dissertation). Linköping: Linköping University Electronic Press
Öppna denna publikation i ny flik eller fönster >>Exercise treatment of patients with long-standing subacromial pain
2013 (Engelska)Doktorsavhandling, sammanläggning (Övrigt vetenskapligt)
Abstract [en]

Subacromial pain is the most common problem among patients with shoulder complaints seeking primary care. The recommended treatment for these patients is primarily non-surgical with a focus on exercise treatment. If this treatment fails arthroscopic subacromial decompression (ASD) followed by exercise treatment is recommended. Surgical treatment with ASD has increased substantially in Sweden in recent years even though studies comparing exercise treatment with surgery report equally positive results. Still, there is a need of evidence based preand postoperative exercise treatments, standardised and described in detail, to guide treatment of these patients in clinical practice.

The overall aim of this thesis was to evaluate the efficacy of pre- and postoperative exercise strategies on shoulder function and how the preoperative strategy affects the need for surgery in patients with long-standing subacromial pain.

This thesis comprises four papers which are based on two randomised controlled trials. In study A, patients were randomised after ASD surgery to either physical therapist (PT) supervised strength-endurance exercises for the rotator cuff and scapula stabilisers or to home-based movement exercises for a period of three months. Shoulder function and pain, health related quality of life and return to work was evaluated for 6 months (paper I). In study B, patients on the waiting list for surgery were randomised to either specific exercise strategy with strengthendurance exercises for the rotator cuff and the scapula stabilisers or to control exercises with movement exercises for the neck and shoulders for a period of three months. After completing the exercise program and also after 12 months, shoulder function and pain, need for surgery and health related quality of life was evaluated. Baseline shoulder function, rotator cuff status and radiological findings were analysed in relation to the choice of surgery (paper II, III). The minimal important clinical change (MIC) of the Constant-Murley (CM) score, used as primary outcome in this thesis, was determined by using a visual anchor-based MIC distribution method (paper IV).

Six months after ASD surgery, patients who performed PT-supervised strength-endurance exercises improved significantly more in shoulder function and pain compared to patients who had performed home-based movement exercises (paper I). Patients on the waiting list for surgery who performed specific strength-endurance exercises had significantly greater improvements in shoulder function and pain compared to patients performing movement exercises (paper II). A significantly lower proportion of those performing specific strength-endurance exercises chose surgery at the three- and 12 months follow-ups (paper II, paper III). Low baseline values in shoulder function and pain measured with the CM score and/or having a full thickness rotator cuff rupture were associated with an increased risk of choosing surgery (paper III). Regarding the CM score, a change between 17-24 points seems to be clinically important for patients with long-standing subacromial pain (paper IV).

Supervised strength-endurance exercises seem to be more effective than home-based movement exercises after ASD surgery. For patients on the waiting list for surgery, the specific strategy of strength-endurance exercises was effective in improving shoulder function and pain and the need for surgery was reduced at 12 months. Low baseline values for shoulder function and pain measured with the CM score and/or having a full thickness rotator cuff tear seem to be predictors for choosing surgery. The CM score is able to detect the MIC in individual patients with long-standing subacromial pain when the rotator cuff is intact. In all patients with longstanding subacromial pain, the MIC value was dependent on the subgroup as well as the choice of statistical analysis.

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Linköping: Linköping University Electronic Press, 2013. s. 95
Serie
Linköping University Medical Dissertations, ISSN 0345-0082 ; 1352
Nationell ämneskategori
Medicin och hälsovetenskap
Identifikatorer
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-90021 (URN)978-91-7519-695-4 (ISBN)
Disputation
2013-04-12, Berzeliussalen, Campus US, Linköpings universitet, Linköping, 09:00 (Svenska)
Opponent
Handledare
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Holmgren, T., Björnsson Hallgren, H., Öberg, B., Adolfsson, L. & Johansson, K. (2013). Republished research: Effect of specific exercise strategy on need for surgery in patients with subacromial impingement syndrome: randomised controlled study. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 47(14), 908-908
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2013 (Engelska)Ingår i: British Journal of Sports Medicine, ISSN 0306-3674, E-ISSN 1473-0480, Vol. 47, nr 14, s. 908-908Artikel i tidskrift, Editorial material (Övrigt vetenskapligt) Published
Abstract [en]

Study question

Can a specific exercise strategy improve shoulder function and pain in patients with subacromial impingement syndrome, thereby decreasing the need for arthroscopic subacromial decompression?

Summary answer

Compared with a control exercise group, patients in the specific exercise group had significantly greater improvements in shoulder function and pain and fewer patients needed surgery at the three month assessment.

What is known and what this paper adds

Different exercise programmes are used as first line treatment in patients with subacromial impingement syndrome, but conclusive evidence to support the efficacy for these programmes is lacking. This specific exercise strategy proved effective in improving shoulder function and pain in patients in whom earlier conservative treatment had failed.

Ort, förlag, år, upplaga, sidor
BMJ Publishing Group, 2013
Nationell ämneskategori
Medicin och hälsovetenskap
Identifikatorer
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-97432 (URN)10.1136/bjsports-2012-e787rep (DOI)000323442500008 ()
Anmärkning

Republished research from the BMJ

Tillgänglig från: 2013-09-12 Skapad: 2013-09-12 Senast uppdaterad: 2023-12-28Bibliografiskt granskad
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