Purpose: Background: Evaluate whether the design of placebo control groups could
produce different interpretations of the efficacy of manual therapy techniques. Methods: Nine …

Objective The purpose of this review was to evaluate the effectiveness of conservative
nondrug, nonsurgical interventions, either alone or in combination, for conditions of the …

Scapular dyskinesis is a condition that is frequently observed clinically but not often
understood. Too often it is viewed as a diagnosis which is not accurate because it is a …

The primary objective of this review was to create a 'trustworthy,'living systematic review and
meta-analysis for the application of manual therapy interventions in treating patients with …

Question In people with chronic low back pain, what is the average effect of directing
manipulation at the most painful lumbar level compared with generic manipulation of the …

Objective To investigate the short-term effects of thoracic spine manipulation (TSM) on pain,
function, scapular kinematics, and scapular muscle activity in individuals with shoulder …

OBJECTIVE: Guidelines include manual therapy and exercise for subacromial shoulder
pain, but there is low certainty for these recommendations. Here, we evaluated if adding …

Context Impaired scapular kinematics are commonly reported in patients with subacromial
impingement syndrome (SIS). Various therapeutic interventions designed to improve …

Purpose Although many conservative management options are available for patients with
non-surgical shoulder conditions, there is little evidence of their effectiveness. This review …

Shoulder pain is one the most common musculoskeletal complaints. The most common
pathological causes of shoulder pain in the general population are subacromial …