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Eccentric exercise offers similar efficacy to conventional exercises for rotator cuff tendinopathy
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Eccentric exercise offers similar efficacy to conventional exercises for rotator cuff tendinopathy
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2017 Jul;25(7):2051-2059

36 patients diagnosed with rotator cuff tendinopathy were included in this trial to compare the efficacy of 12-week eccentric and conventional exercise programs. Outcomes were evaluated over a 26-week follow-up period and included shoulder function evaluated using the Constant-Murley score, pain, range of motion, and shoulder strength. Both groups demonstrated significant improvements in shoulder function and pain from baseline over the 26-week follow-up. There were no significant differences between the two exercise programs over the 26-week follow-up, indicating that eccentric exercises are an effective form of exercise therapy for rotator cuff tendinopathy. Larger randomized controlled trials are needed to corroborate the findings of this trial.

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OrthoEvidence. Eccentric exercise offers similar efficacy to conventional exercises for rotator cuff tendinopathy. ACE Report. 2018;8(1):15. Available from: https://myorthoevidence.com/AceReport/Report/eccentric-exercise-offers-similar-efficacy-to-conventional-exercises-for-rotator-cuff-tendinopathy

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