Background An understanding of the epidemiology of a problem is central to facilitating
clinical understanding, resource allocation and future research priorities. Objectives To …

Background Shoulder impingement syndrome (SIS) is a common diagnosis for patients with
pain and dysfunction of the shoulder. Variations in the signs and symptoms might lead to …

The purposes of the study were to determine whether the combined occurrence of
within/between-session changes were significantly associated with functional outcomes …

Objectives: The aim of this study was to identify the possible relationships between
psychological, pain, and disability variables with respect to the perception of …

Study Design Randomized controlled trial. Background Several studies that have
investigated the effects of a therapist-selected versus a randomly assigned segmental …

Background Despite similar outcomes for surgery and conservative care, the number of
surgeries to treat rotator cuff related shoulder pain has increased. Interventions designed to …

I hope you don't mind if I state the obvious: There has been a wealth of research lately on the
immediate effects associated with manual therapy. I assume it has a lot to do with the global …

Objective To systematically scope the reported advice and education in physical therapy
management of patients with subacromial shoulder pain, and to define key themes of the …

The available body of knowledge on shoulder ultrasound imaging has grown considerably
within the past decade, and physical therapists are among the many health care professions …

Abstract The Global Rating of Change Score (GRoC) is a frequently used outcome measure
that is used independently to measure improvements in a patient's condition or as an anchor …