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Pain Response to High- vs Low-Load Shoulder Exercise in Hypermobile Shoulders

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August 2025

Pain Response to High- vs Low-Load Shoulder Exercise in Hypermobile Shoulders

Vol: 307| Issue: 8| Number:10| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Pain trajectories and exercise-induced pain during 16 weeks of high-load or low-load shoulder exercise in patients with hypermobile shoulders: A secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial.

Scand J Pain . 2025 Jun 2;25(1).

Contributing Authors:
B Liaghat B Juul-Kristensen FH Christensen SE Nissen ST Skou K Søgaard J Søndergaard JB Thorlund

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Synopsis

Sixty-four patients with hypermobility spectrum disorder (HSD) and chronic shoulder complaints were randomized to receive either high-load strengthening shoulder exercises (HEAVY, n=34) or low-load exercises (LIGHT, n=30) over a 16-week period. The primary outcome of interest was the trajectory of shoulder pain measured weekly. Secondary outcomes included exercise-induced pain (change in pain pre-...

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