One-off physiotherapy and at-home exercise are effective in treating shoulder pain.

Saul H., Gursul D., Hopewell S.

The studyHopewell S, Keene DJ, Marian IR, et al. Progressive exercise compared with best practice advice, with or without corticosteroid injection, for the treatment of patients with rotator cuff disorders (GRASP): a multicentre, pragmatic, 2 × 2 factorial, randomised controlled trial. Lancet 2021;398:416-28.To read the full NIHR Alert, go to: https://evidence.nihr.ac.uk/alert/one-off-physiotherapy-session-effective-for-shoulder-pain/.

DOI

10.1136/bmj.o1776

Type

Journal article

Journal

Bmj

Publication Date

29/07/2022

Volume

378

Keywords

Exercise, Exercise Therapy, Humans, Physical Therapy Modalities, Rotator Cuff, Shoulder Pain, Treatment Outcome

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