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No additional benefit of manual physiotherapy to exercise for subacromial impingement

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June 2013

No additional benefit of manual physiotherapy to exercise for subacromial impingement

Vol: 2| Issue: 5| Number:32| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Physiotherapy in patients with clinical signs of shoulder impingement syndrome: A randomized controlled trial

J Rehabil Med. 2013 May 3;45(5):488-97. doi: 10.2340/16501977-1142

Contributing Authors:
TO Kromer RA de Bie CH Bastiaenen

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90 patients suffering from shoulder impingement for more than 4 weeks were randomized to receive either combined individualized exercise with manual physiotherapy or exercise alone to determine if the addition of manual physiotherapy provided an additive benefit. Participants received the allocated intervention for 12 weeks. Results after the completion of the study observed no significant differe...

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