Diagnosis and treatment of chronic painful shoulder: Review of nonsurgical interventions

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 333-347

  Andrews, James R ^a  

^a AMERICAN SPORTS MEDICINE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic shoulder pain; Hyaluronans; Nonsurgical intervention; NSAIDs; Physical therapy; Steroids

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; DICLOFENAC; FENTIAZAC; HYALURONIC ACID; IBUPROFEN; INDOMETACIN; LIDOCAINE; MELOXICAM; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NABUMETONE; NAPROXEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PIROXICAM; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ACROMIOCLAVICULAR ARTHRITIS; ACROMIOCLAVICULAR JOINT; ARTHRITIS; ARTHROGRAPHY; ARTHROPATHY; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BICIPITAL TENDITIS; BONE NECROSIS; BRONCHOSPASM; BURSITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CRYOTHERAPY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; HUMEROSCAPULAR PERIARTHRITIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; INJECTION PAIN; JOINT INSTABILITY; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIMB DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOGENESIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SHOULDER PAIN; SIDE EFFECT; SOFT TISSUE CALCIFICATION; TENDINITIS; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 14844299320     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2004.11.003     Document Type: Review

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