
Shoulder & Elbow
Manual therapy appears to reduce rotator cuff tendinopathy pain; inconclusive on function
This report has been verified
by one or more authors of the
original publication.
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2015 May;45(5):330-50.
21 studies were included in this systematic review and meta-analysis of manual therapy (MT) for rotator cuff tendinopathy. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of MT on pain reduction and improvement of function in this condition. Pooled analyses suggested that MT, either alone or in combination with additional interventions, displayed significantly greater pain reduction when compared to sham or active-control groups. No pooled analysis could be performed on the effect of MT on function due to high heterogeneity.
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