Manipulative therapy for shoulder pain and disorders: Expansion of a systematic review

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 314-346

  Brantingham, James W ^a,d   Cassa, Tammy Kay ^a   Bonnefin, Debra ^a   Jensen, Muffit ^a   Globe, Gary ^b   Hicks, Marian ^a   Korporaal, Charmaine ^a,c  

^a Cleveland Chiropractic College   (United States)

^b AMGEN INC   (United States)

^c DURBAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^d Durban University of Technology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Chiropractic; Manipulation; Randomized Controlled Trials; Shoulder; Shoulder Pain

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CORTISONE; DIAZEPAM; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; DATA BASE; EVENING DOSAGE; EXERCISE; FANCONI RENOTUBULAR SYNDROME; GONIOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMEROSCAPULAR PERIARTHRITIS; KINESIOTHERAPY; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MASSAGE; MOBILIZATION; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REFERRED PAIN; REVIEW; ROTATOR CUFF INJURY; SCORING SYSTEM; SHOULDER DISEASE; SHOULDER PAIN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

BURSITIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; JOINT DISEASES; MUSCULOSKELETAL MANIPULATIONS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER; SHOULDER PAIN;

EID: 79958023731     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: 15326586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2011.04.002     Document Type: Review

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