Cognitive functional therapy versus therapeutic exercises for the treatment of individuals with chronic shoulder pain: A protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Shoulder pain is a debilitating musculoskeletal condition with functional, physical, and psychological impacts. Interventions for chronic shoulder pain should address the biopsychosocial model, with Cognitive Functional Therapy (CFT) emerging as a promising physiotherapy approach. CFT approaches the multidimensional nature of pain, integrating physical and cognitive aspects. To date, no study has assessed the effectiveness of CFT in individuals with chronic shoulder pain. Therefore, this randomized controlled trial aims to compare the effects of CFT to therapeutic exercises on pain intensity, disability, self-efficacy, sleep quality, biopsychosocial aspects, and central pain processing in individuals with chronic shoulder pain.

Methods

This will be a randomized

SUBMITTER: Gava V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12011251 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature