The effectiveness of corticosteroid injections compared with physiotherapeutic interventions for adhesive capsulitis: A systematic review

Physiotherapy

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 95-107

  Blanchard, Victoria ^a   Barr, Steven ^b   Cerisola, Frances L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH DURHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTH TYNESIDE DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adhesive capsulitis; Corticosteroids; Physiotherapy; Rehabilitation; Shoulder joint; Triamcinolone acetonide

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

DISABILITY; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; HUMEROSCAPULAR PERIARTHRITIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVENTION STUDY; MOBILIZATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; BURSITIS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SHOULDER PAIN;

EID: 77952292293     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2009.09.003     Document Type: Review

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