Block randomised exercise classes for people with shoulder pain: Effectiveness of two different exercise classes and an investigation of prognostic correlates

Background: Shoulder pain is a common musculoskeletal condition. Patients are traditionally treated with one-to-one physiotherapy. A recent study showed improved clinical outcomes after an exercise class in people with frozen shoulder, compared to one-to-one physiotherapy (Russell 2014). There are no outcome studies of exercise classes for people with non-specific shoulder pain. Further, it is unclear if the addition of postural exercise improves the outcomes of shoulder treatment. Although the association between somatic (non-musculoskeletal) symptoms, number of pain sites and low back pain outcomes are well understood, the correlation of these measures to outcomes in shoulder pain has not been previously addressed.
Source: Manual Therapy - Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Source Type: research