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ArticleJournal of pain research2016

Preoperative physical therapy treatment did not influence postoperative pain and disability outcomes in patients undergoing shoulder arthroscopy: a prospective study.

Carolina Valencia, Rogelio A Coronado, Corey B Simon, Thomas W Wright, Michael W Moser, Kevin W Farmer, Steven Z George

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Article in Journal of pain research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Carolina ValenciaDepartment of Applied Medicine and Rehabilitation, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN.
Rogelio A CoronadoDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.
Corey B SimonDepartment of Physical Therapy, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; Department of Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science, College of Dentistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
Thomas W WrightDepartment of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
Michael W MoserDepartment of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
Kevin W FarmerDepartment of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
Steven Z GeorgeDepartment of Physical Therapy, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; Center for Pain Research and Behavioral Health, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; Brooks-PHHP Research Collaboration, Jacksonville, FL, USA.
University of Florida · USIndiana State University · USVanderbilt University Medical Center · US

Funding

Biopsychosocial Influence on Shoulder PainR01AR055899 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI GEORGE, STEVEN Z · 2008 to 2020
$5.5M
NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR055899
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThere is limited literature investigating preoperative physical therapy (pre-op PT) treatment on pain intensity and disability after musculoskeletal surgery. The purposes of the present cohort study were to describe patient characteristics for those who had and did not have pre-op PT treatment and determine whether pre-op PT influenced the length of postoperative physical therapy (post-op PT) treatment (number of sessions) and 3-month and 6-month postsurgical outcomes, such as pain intensity and disability. PATIENTS AND

methodsA total of 124 patients (mean age =43 years, 81 males) with shoulder pain were observed before and after shoulder arthroscopic surgery. Demographic data, medical history, and validated self-report questionnaires were collected preoperatively and at 3 months and 6 months after surgery. Analysis of variance models were performed to identify differences across measures for patients who had pre-op PT treatment and those who did not and to examine outcome differences at 3 months and 6 months. Alpha was set at the 0.05 level for statistical significance.

resultsMales had less participation in pre-op PT than females (P=0.01). In contrast, age, pain intensity, disability, and pain-associated psychological factors did not differ between pre-op PT treatment groups (P>0.05). Subacromial bursectomies were more commonly performed in patients having pre-op PT treatment (P<0.05). Pre-op PT treatment did not influence length of post-op PT treatment and did not affect 3-month and 6-month pain intensity and disability outcomes. Differences in distribution of pre-op PT for males and females and subacromial bursectomy did not influence 3-month or 6-month postsurgical outcomes.

conclusionReceiving pre-op PT treatment did not influence post-op PT treatment or pain and disability outcomes at 3 months and 6 months. This prospective cohort study provides no evidence of benefit for pre-op PT on post-op PT treatment or postsurgical outcomes. Females or patients receiving certain surgical procedures are more likely to undergo pre-op PT treatment. However, these differences did not influence postoperative outcomes in this cohort.

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postoperative disabilitypostoperative painpreoperative physical therapyshoulder arthroscopy

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