SynthesisJournal of occupational health2016
Efficacy of exercise therapy in workers with rotator cuff tendinopathy: a systematic review.
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36 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 91 citations in OpenAlex.
- Exercise therapy for tendinopathy: a mixed-methods evidence synthesis exploring feasibility, acceptability and effectiveness.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2023Pooled it
- Do we need to improve the reporting of evidence in tendinopathy management? A critical appraisal of systematic reviews with recommendations on strength of evidence assessment.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2021Pooled it
- Effectiveness of isometric exercise in the management of tendinopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2020Pooled it
- Comprehensive supervised heavy training program versus home training regimen in patients with subacromial impingement syndrome: a randomized trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Trial
- Handgrip Strength Exercises Modulate Shoulder Pain, Function, and Strength of Rotator Cuff Muscles of Patients with Primary Subacromial Impingement Syndrome.BioMed research international · 2022Trial
- The Effectiveness of an Upper Extremity Neuromuscular Training Program on the Shoulder Function of Military Members With a Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.Military medicine · 2019Trial
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- An investigation into the level of awareness concerning rotator cuff disorders and adhesive capsulitis in southern region, Saudi Arabia.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2026Article
- Factors influencing return to work after rotator cuff surgery: A scoping review.Work (Reading, Mass.) · 2025Article
- Could a feedback device help manage work-related shoulder disorders?: protocol of a mixed methods pilot study.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2025Article
- Shoulder Musculoskeletal Disorder Rehabilitation Using a Robotic Device Based on Electromyography (EMG) Biofeedback: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Calcified vs. Non-Calcified Tendinopathy of the Rotator Cuff: Clinical Presentations, Prognostic Implications, and Emerging Therapeutic Strategies.Journal of orthopaedics and sports medicine · 2025Article
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- Knowledge and Care Quality of Physiotherapy Technologists in the Management of Common Shoulder Disorders: Results from a Survey in the Province of Quebec, Canada.Physiotherapy Canada. Physiotherapie Canada · 2024Article
- Effectiveness of specific scapular therapeutic exercises in patients with shoulder pain: a systematic review with meta-analysis.JSES reviews, reports, and techniques · 2024Review
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- Physical symptoms among professional gamers within eSports, a survey study.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2024Article
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- Shoulder specific exercise therapy is effective in reducing chronic shoulder pain: A network meta-analysis.PloS one · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo perform a systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on the efficacy of therapeutic exercises for workers suffering from rotator cuff (RC) tendinopathy.
methodsA literature search in four bibliographical databases (Pubmed, CINAHL, EMBASE, and PEDro) was conducted from inception up to February 2015. RCTs were included if participants were workers suffering from RC tendinopathy, the outcome measures included work-related outcomes, and at least one of the interventions under study included exercises. The methodological quality of the studies was evaluated with the Cochrane Risk of Bias Assessment tool.
resultsThe mean methodological score of the ten included studies was 54.4%±17.2%. Types of workers included were often not defined, and work-related outcome measures were heterogeneous and often not validated. Three RCTs of moderate methodological quality concluded that exercises were superior to a placebo or no intervention in terms of function and return-to-work outcomes. No significant difference was found between surgery and exercises based on the results of two studies of low to moderate methodological quality. One study of low methodological quality, comparing a workplace-based exercise program focusing on the participants' work demands to an exercise program delivered in a clinical setting, concluded that the work-based intervention was superior in terms of function and return-to-work outcomes.
conclusionThere is low to moderate-grade evidence that therapeutic exercises provided in a clinical setting are an effective modality to treat workers suffering from RC tendinopathy and to promote return-to-work. Further high quality studies comparing different rehabilitation programs including exercises in different settings with defined workers populations are needed to draw firm conclusions on the optimal program to treat workers.
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