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Corticosteroid Injection + Physiotherapy for Subacromial Pain Syndrome

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July 2024

Corticosteroid Injection + Physiotherapy for Subacromial Pain Syndrome

Vol: 306| Issue: 7| Number:51| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Comparing the effect of physiotherapy and physiotherapy plus corticosteroid injection on pain intensity, disability, quality of life, and treatment effectiveness in patients with Subacromial Pain Syndrome: a randomized controlled trial.

Disabil Rehabil . 2023 Dec;45(25):4218-4226.

Contributing Authors:
J Raeesi H Negahban AR Kachooei A Moradi MH Ebrahimzadeh M Daghiani

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Synopsis

50 patients with subacromial pain syndrome were randomized to receive either physiotherapy plus a corticosteroid injection (PT+Injection; n=25) or physiotherapy alone (PT; n=25). Outcomes of interest included pain on a Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Quick Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (QuickDASH), Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI), Western Ontario Rotator Cuff Index (WORC), glob...

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