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Sham-SMT is a believable sham comparator for studying effects of SMT in shoulder pain
Man Ther. 2013 Feb;18(1):60-4. doi: 10.1016/j.math.2012.07.003. Epub 2012 Aug 9
No difference between low-level laser therapy and sham treatment for knee OA
Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2015 Sep;23(9):1437-44.
Low-dose radiation therapy ineffective versus sham for alleviating symptomatic hand osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2018 Oct;26(10):1283-1290. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2018.06.010
Multimodal physical therapy versus sham for patients with hip osteoarthritis
JAMA. 2014 May 21;311(19):1987-97. doi: 10.1001/jama.2014.4591
Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy & sham surgery similar for degenerative meniscal tear
N Engl J Med. 2013 Dec 26;369(26):2515-24. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1305189
Radial ESWT offers no additional effect over sham therapy for treatment of subacromial shoulder pain
Am J Sports Med. 2017 Sep;45(11):2547-2554
Sham thoracic SMT plausible as a comparator in studies with shoulder pain patients
Man Ther. 2015 Feb;20(1):171-5.
Interferential current therapy in addition to standard of care for subacromial impingement syndrome
Eur J Phys Rehabil Med. 2018 Jun;54(3):351-357
Decompression of no statistical benefit over sham, and no clinical benefit over exercise for SIS
BMJ. 2018 Jul 19;362:k2860. doi: 10.1136/bmj.k2860
Pain and function unaffected by IFC versus sham in postoperative rehabilitation after TKA
Clin Rehabil. 2019 Jun;33(6):1027-1034. doi: 10.1177/0269215519829856
Electrical stimulation for bone healing reduced pain and risk of nonunion vs. sham control
Sci Rep. 2016 Aug 19;6:31724. doi: 10.1038/srep31724.
Neurodynamic technique proves no better than sham treatment for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2009 Oct;39(10):709-23. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2009.3117.
Manual therapy and active exercises improve disability in patients with CNLBP
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012 Aug 28;13:162. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-162.
No benefit of thoracic spinal manipulative therapy vs. sham in subacromial impingement
Man Ther. 2015 Aug;20(4):540-6.
ECRB release not significantly different than sham surgery for improvement of lateral epicondylitis
Am J Sports Med. 2018 Apr;46(5):1106-1113
Improved pain and function with extracorporeal shockwave therapy compared to sham for knee OA
Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2019;100(9):1695-1702. 10.1016/j.apmr.2019.04.020
Spinal manipulative therapy offers modest improvements in pain/function with minor MSK harms
JAMA. 2017 Apr 11;317(14):1451-1460
Short-term spinal manipulation vs. sham therapy in sensorimotor function for low back pain
Man Ther. 2016 Feb;21:183-90.