Comparison of three types of exercise in the treatment of rotator cuff tendinopathy/shoulder impingement syndrome: A randomized controlled trial

Physiotherapy (United Kingdom)

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 167-173

  Heron, Stuart R ^a   Woby, Steve R ^a   Thompson, Dave P ^a  

^a NORTH MANCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exercise; Physiotherapy; Rotator cuff tendinopathy; Shoulder impingement syndrome; Shoulder pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHANGE IN SHOULDER PAIN AND DISABILITY INDEX SCORE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLOSED CHAIN EXERCISE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMALLY LOADED RANGE OF MOVEMENT EXERCISE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE ASSESSMENT; OPEN CHAIN RESISTED BAND EXERCISE; PARALLEL DESIGN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; ROTATOR CUFF INJURY; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; UNITED KINGDOM; CLINICAL TRIAL; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KINESIOTHERAPY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROCEDURES; ROTATOR CUFF; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TENDINITIS;

EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TENDINOPATHY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 85006966959     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: 18731465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2016.09.001     Document Type: Article

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