Patients with rotator cuff tendinopathy can successfully self-manage, but with certain caveats: A qualitative study

Physiotherapy (United Kingdom)

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 80-85

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

Qualitative research; Rotator cuff; Self management; Tendinopathy

Indexed keywords

QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; ROTATOR CUFF; SELF-MANAGEMENT; TENDINOPATHY;

AGED; ENGLAND; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PREFERENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; ROTATOR CUFF; SELF CARE; SHOULDER PAIN; TENDINOPATHY;

EID: 84895077278     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: 18731465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2013.08.003     Document Type: Article

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