Efficacy of exercise therapy in workers with rotator cuff tendinopathy: A systematic review

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 389-403

  Desmeules, François ^a,b   Boudreault, Jennifer ^a   Dionne, Clermont E ^c,e   Frémont, Pierre ^c,e   Lowry, Véronique ^a   MacDermid, Joy C ^f   Roy, Jean Sébastien ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^d CENTER FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH IN REHABILITATION AND SOCIAL INTEGRATION   (Canada)

^e LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Rotator cuff; Shoulder; Systematic review; Tendinopathy; Therapeutic exercises; Workers

Indexed keywords

EXERCISE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RETURN TO WORK; ROTATOR CUFF; ROTATOR CUFF INJURIES; TENDINOPATHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RETURN TO WORK; ROTATOR CUFF; ROTATOR CUFF INJURIES; TENDINOPATHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85009957616     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13489585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.15-0103-RA     Document Type: Review

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