Effectiveness of Combined Program of Manual Therapy and Exercise Vs Exercise Only in Patients With Rotator Cuff-related Shoulder Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Therapeutic exercise is considered the mainstay in the management of rotator cuff-related shoulder pain (RCRSP). Manual therapy (MT) interventions have also shown to be effective in RCRSP. However, the benefits of adding MT along with exercise interventions for the management of RCRSP remain unknown.

Objective

To evaluate the additional benefits of MT with exercise compared with exercise in isolation for the management of RCRSP.

Data sources

A search of PubMed, Scopus, PEDro, and EBSCO from the inception date of each database through April 20, 2022, was conducted for randomized trials comparing the additional effects of MT in exercise interventions compared with exercise alone for pain management and function in patients with RCRSP. Standardized mean differenc

SUBMITTER: Paraskevopoulos E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10467476 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature