Shoulder

Management of chronic tendon injuries

Childress MA,et al. Am Fam Physician. 2013 Apr 1;87(7):486-90. Abstract Chronic tendon injuries present unique management challenges. The assumption that these injuries result from ongoing inflammation has caused physicians to rely on treatments demonstrated to be ineffective in the long term. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs should be limited in the treatment of these injuries. Corticosteroid injections […]

Chiropractic management of frozen shoulder syndrome using a novel technique

A retrospective case series of 50 patients Francis X. Murphy J Chiropr Med Vol.11(4); Dec 2012PMC3706702 PubMed Reference with Full Text Article:  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3706702/ Abstract Objective The purpose of this case series is to describe the treatment and outcomes of a series of patients presenting with frozen shoulder syndrome who received a novel chiropractic approach (OTZ […]

Motor control retraining exercises for shoulder impingement: effects on function, muscle activation and biomechanics in young adults [Full Text Article]

J Shoulder Elbow Surg. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2013 May 15. Published in final edited form as: J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2013 Apr; 22(4): e11–e19. Published online 2012 Sep 1. doi:  10.1016/j.jse.2012.06.010 Peter Worsley, PhD Abstract Objective Evidence for effective management of shoulder impingement is limited. The present study aimed to quantify the clinical, […]

Diagnostic Accuracy of Clinical Tests for Subacromial Impingement Syndrome

Diagnostic Accuracy of Clinical Tests for Subacromial Impingement Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Marwan Alqunaee, RCSI Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Volume 93, Issue 2, Pages 229–236, February 2012 Abstract Alqunaee M, Galvin R, Fahey T. Diagnostic accuracy of clinical tests for subacromial impingement syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Objective To examine the […]

Manipulative therapy for shoulder pain and disorders

Expansion of a systematic review Brantingham JW,et al.J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2011 Jun;34(5):314-46. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2011.04.002.Abstract OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to conduct a systematic review on manual and manipulative therapy (MMT) for common shoulder pain and disorders. METHODS: A search of the literature was conducted using the Cumulative Index of Nursing Allied Health Literature; PubMed; […]

The short-term effects of thoracic spine thrust manipulation on patients with shoulder impingement syndrome

Manual Therapy August 2009 Volume 14, Issue 4, Pages 375–380 Robert E. Boyle Abstract The study was an exploratory, one group pretest/post-test study, with the objective of investigating the short-term effects of thoracic spine thrust manipulations (TSTMs) on patients with shoulder impingement syndrome (SIS). There is evidence that manual physical therapy that includes TSTM and […]

The biochemical origin of pain: The origin of all pain is inflammation and the inflammatory response

The biochemical origin of pain: The origin of all pain is inflammation and the inflammatory response. Part 2 of 3 – Inflammatory profile of pain syndromes Sota Omoigui Division of Inflammation and Pain Research, L.A Pain Clinic, 4019 W. Rosecrans Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90250, United States Published Online: August 29, 2007 Summary Every pain […]