Manual therapy effective in treating subacromial impingement syndrome .
The effectiveness of manual therapy in supraspinatus tendinopathy
Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc. 2011;45(3):162-777 patients with shoulder pain due to supraspinatus tendinopathy participated in therapy programs to determine the optimal treatment for tendinopathy due to subacromial impingement. The three therapies included manual therapy along with glenohumeral and scapulothoracic exercises, supervised exercises and home-based exercises. The results show minimal benefits when examining individual outcomes such as function, pain, range of motion and muscle strength; however, the overall effect of combined manual therapy is significantly better than the exercise therapies.
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