Corticosteroid injections for painful shoulder: a meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are no systematic reviews of corticosteroids for shoulder pain that calculate the numbers needed to treat.

Aim

We wished to determine the effectiveness in terms of improvement of symptoms of intra-articular and subacromial injections of corticosteroid for rotator cuff tendonitis and frozen shoulder.

Design of study

Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.

Method

Data sources included the Cochrane Controlled Trials Register, Medline, EMBASE, hand searches and author contacts. The review methods required any randomised controlled trial in which the effectiveness of subacromial or intra-articular steroid injections versus placebo and versus non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication, could be ascertained. The outcome wa

SUBMITTER: Arroll B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1463095 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature