Efficacy of a static progressive stretch device as an adjunct to physical therapy in treating adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder: A prospective, randomised study

Physiotherapy (United Kingdom)

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 228-234

  Ibrahim, M ^a,b   Donatelli, R ^a   Hellman, M ^a   Echternach, J ^a  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Cairo University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Frozen shoulder; Mobilisation; Shoulder adhesive capsulitis; SPS; Static progressive stretch orthosis; Stiff shoulder

Indexed keywords

ABDUCTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITIES OF THE ARM, SHOULDER AND HAND (SCORE); DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; HUMEROSCAPULAR PERIARTHRITIS; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; JOINT MOBILITY; JOINT MOBILIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; ORTHOPEDIC THERAPEUTIC DEVICE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SHOULDER PAIN; STATIC PROGRESSIVE STRETCH DEVICE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; BURSITIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVICES; DISABILITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; ROTATION; SHOULDER; STRETCHING EXERCISE;

BURSITIS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; ROTATION; SHOULDER JOINT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84905014055     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: 18731465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2013.08.006     Document Type: Article

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