Education and activation programme (EAP) ineffective on shoulder complaints .
Effect of an education and activation programme on functional limitations and patient-perceived recovery in acute and sub-acute shoulder complaints: A randomised clinical trial.
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2007 Nov 15;8:112111 patients with shoulder complaints (SCs) were randomized into one of two treatment groups. The first group was assigned to an education and activation program (EAP) in addition to usual care (UC) and the second group was only assigned to UC. Results indicated that the EAP did not have any significant effects on functional limitations and patient-perceived recovery in acute and sub-acute shoulder complaints when assessed at 6 and 26 weeks. A coincidental relationship between a catastrophising variable and functional limitations was discovered.
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