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Exercise therapy in subacromial impingement & soft tissue injuries of the shoulder

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March 2016

Exercise therapy in subacromial impingement & soft tissue injuries of the shoulder

Vol: 5| Issue: 3| Number:1| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Systematic review
OE Level Evidence:3
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Is exercise effective for the management of subacromial impingement syndrome and other soft tissue injuries of the shoulder? A systematic review by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration

Man Ther. 2015 Oct;20(5):646-56.

Contributing Authors:
SY Abdulla D Southerst P Côté HM Shearer D Sutton K Randhawa S Varatharajan JJ Wong H Yu AA Marchand K Chrobak E Woitzik Y Shergill B Ferguson M Stupar M Nordin C Jacobs S Mior LJ Carroll G van der Velde A Taylor-Vaisey

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5 randomized control trials comparing strengthening and stretching exercise therapy to other interventions, placebo or no treatment in patients suffering from subacromial impingement syndrome or other soft tissue injuries of the shoulder were included in this systematic review. The purpose was to qualitatively analyze the available data to determine if exercise targeting muscles in the shoulder pr...

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