A questionnaire survey of UK physiotherapists on the diagnosis and management of contracted (frozen) shoulder

Physiotherapy

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 115-125

  Hanchard, Nigel C A ^a   Goodchild, Lorna ^b   Thompson, Jackie ^c   O'brien, Tracey ^d   Davison, Dot ^e   Richardson, Chris ^e  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Occupational Health and Wellbeing   (United Kingdom)

^d Langbaurgh Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^e Middlesbrough Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adhesive capsulitis; Diagnosis; Frozen shoulder; Shoulder pain; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FROZEN SHOULDER; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; KINESIOTHERAPY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSIOTHERAPIST ATTITUDE; PHYSIOTHERAPY PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; SHOULDER RADIOGRAPHY; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; BURSITIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDICS; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SHOULDER JOINT; SHOULDER PAIN;

EID: 79954623549     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2010.08.012     Document Type: Article

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