The subacromial impingement syndrome of the shoulder treated by conventional physiotherapy, self-training, and a shoulder brace: Results of a prospective, randomized study

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 417-423

  Walther, Markus ^a,e   Werner, Andreas ^b   Stahlschmidt, Theresa ^c   Woelfel, Rainer ^d   Gohlke, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c BUNDESWEHRKRANKENHAUS ULM   (Germany)

^d Klinikum Garmisch Partenkirchen   (Germany)

^e Department of Orthopaedic Surgery ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMERUS HEAD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; SHOULDER PAIN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRAINING; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; BRACES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF CARE; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3042609834     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2004.02.002     Document Type: Article

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