The effectiveness of therapeutic exercise for painful shoulder conditions: A meta-analysis

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1351-1359

  Marinko, Lee N ^a   Chacko, Juliann M ^a   Dalton, Diane ^a   Chacko, Charles C ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bursitis; Exercise; Exercise therapy; Level II; Meta Analysis; Osteoarthritis; Rotator cuff; Shoulder fracture; Shoulder impingement syndrome; Shoulder pain; Treatment Study

Indexed keywords

CINAHL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DATA BASE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MEDLINE; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANGE OF MOTION; REVIEW; SHOULDER PAIN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SHOULDER JOINT; SHOULDER PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 81055140447     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: 15326500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2011.05.013     Document Type: Review

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