Self-managed loaded exercise versus usual physiotherapy treatment for rotator cuff tendinopathy: A pilot randomised controlled trial

Physiotherapy (United Kingdom)

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 54-60

  Littlewood, Chris ^a   Malliaras, Peter ^b   Mawson, Sue ^c   May, Stephen ^d   Walters, Stephen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exercise; Quality of life; Randomised controlled trial; Rehabilitation; Rotator cuff tendinopathy

Indexed keywords

EXERCISE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHABILITATION; ROTATOR CUFF TENDINOPATHY;

ADULT; AGED; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; ENGLAND; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; ROTATOR CUFF; SELF CARE; SHOULDER PAIN; TENDINOPATHY;

EID: 84895074258     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: 18731465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2013.06.001     Document Type: Article

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