Shoulder Pain

noreply@blogger.com (Jon Brassey) — Fri, 18 May 2007 07:15:00 +0000

This review is a pragmatic attempt to highlight recent research and some background reading on shoulder pain. It should not be considered exhaustive, simply a way of reviewing some of the major developments and current thinking in the area.

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Clinical Guidelines

The diagnosis and managment of soft tissue shoulder injuries and related disorders. NZ Guideline Group, 2004
Shoulder (acute & chronic). Work Loss Data Institute, 2006
Shoulder trauma. American College of Radiology, 2005

Systematic Reviews

Extracorporeal shock wave treatment for chronic rotator cuff tendonitis (shoulder pain). DARE, 2007
Oral steroids for adhesive capsulitis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2006
Ergonomic and physiotherapeutic interventions for treating work-related complaints of the arm, neck or shoulder in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2006
Conservative management following closed reduction of traumatic anterior dislocation of the shoulder. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2006
Acupuncture for shoulder pain. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2006
Interventions for tears of the rotator cuff in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2003
Physiotherapy interventions for shoulder pain. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2003
Multidisciplinary biopsychosocial rehabilitation for neck and shoulder pain among working age adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2003
Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy forcalcific tendonitis (tendinopathy) of the shoulder. NICE, 2003
Diagnostic evaluation of shoulder pain: a systematic review on the accuracy of signs and symptoms related to rotator cuff disorders. DARE, 2004

Recent articles in core journals

Evidence-based review of shoulder pain. Musculoskeletal Care, 2006
Correlation between clinical diagnosis and arthroscopic findings of the shoulder. Postgrad Med J, 2005
Shoulder pain: diagnosis and management in primary care. BMJ, 2005
Diagnosis and treatment of chronic painful shoulder: review of nonsurgical interventions. Arthroscopy, 2005
Evaluation of shoulder pain. J Fam Pract, 2002
Shoulder pain. Identifying, treating the problem. Mayo Clin Health Letter, 2002
Differential diagnosis of shoulder injuries in sports. Orthop Clin North Am, 2001
The painful shoulder: part I. Clinical evaluation. Am Fam Physician, 2000
The painful shoulder: part II. Acute and chronic disorders. Am Fam Physician, 2000

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