Home-based therapy in rotator cuff tear performs comparably to formal occupational therapy .
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A prospective randomized controlled trial comparing occupational therapy with home-based exercises in conservative treatment of rotator cuff tears
J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2013 Sep;22(9):1173-943 patients with rotator cuff tears were randomized to compare the efficacy of home-based exercise therapy against formal occupational therapy, over 2 months. Outcomes measured included Pain intensity (VAS), Constant-Murley score, shoulder ROM, clinical signs of impingement, as well as strength of abduction/adduction and rotation. The evidence presented in this study indicated that home-based therapy performed comparably against occupational therapy. Patients in the home-based therapy group reported superior self-assessed health status compared to occupational therapy patients.
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