Efficacy and cost-effectiveness of physiotherapy following glenohumeral joint distension for adhesive capsulitis: A randomized trial

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1027-1037

  Buchbinder, Rachelle ^a,b,d   Youd, Joanne M ^a,b   Green, Sally ^b   Stein, Alicia ^b   Forbes, Andrew ^b   Harris, Anthony ^b   Bennell, Kim ^c   Bell, Simon ^b   Wright, Warwick J L ^b  

^a CABRINI HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d CABRINI INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adhesive capsulitis; Joint distension; Physical therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMEROSCAPULAR PERIARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHOULDER INJURY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BURSITIS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SHOULDER DISLOCATION; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34547744807     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.22892     Document Type: Article

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