ArticleOrthopaedic journal of sports medicine2017
Three Months of Progressive High-Load Versus Traditional Low-Load Strength Training Among Patients With Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy: Primary Results From the Double-Blind Randomized Controlled RoCTEx Trial.
Article in Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01984203 (Progressive Heavy Strength Training Compared to General Low-load Exercises in Patients With Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy), which is not on this map. Cited by 34 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Progressive Heavy Strength Training Compared to General Low-load Exercises in Patients With Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
34 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 71 citations in OpenAlex.
- Addressing Shoulder Weakness in Individuals With Rotator Cuff-Related Shoulder Pain: A Systematic Review With Meta-analysis.The Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of seven types of exercise in the treatment of rotator cuff-related shoulder pain (RCRSP): a systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Pooled it
- Exercise therapy for tendinopathy: a mixed-methods evidence synthesis exploring feasibility, acceptability and effectiveness.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of eccentric exercise in patients with subacromial impingement syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2019Pooled it
- Association Between Changes in Shoulder Strength and Self-Reported Shoulder Symptoms in Patients With Hypermobility Following 16-Weeks of High-Load or Low-Load Exercise: A Secondary Analysis of an RCT.Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy · 2026Trial
- Exercise into Pain in Chronic Rotator Cuff-Related Shoulder Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial with 6-Month Follow-Up.Open access journal of sports medicine · 2024Trial
- Comparing Digital to Conventional Physical Therapy for Chronic Shoulder Pain: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Trial
- Level of pain catastrophising determines if patients with long-standing subacromial impingement benefit from more resistance exercise: predefined secondary analyses from a pragmatic randomised controlled trial (the SExSI Trial).British journal of sports medicine · 2023Trial
- Increased shoulder pain across an exercise session and subsequent shoulder exercise: a prospective cohort study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Trial
- Comprehensive supervised heavy training program versus home training regimen in patients with subacromial impingement syndrome: a randomized trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Trial
- Making Sense of Shoulder Exercise: Measuring the Accuracy of an Artificial Intelligence Model to Classify Shoulder Exercise via Wearable Sensors Among People With and Without Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy.European journal of sport science · 2026Article
- Relationship between changes in neuromuscular factors and disability outcomes following a resistance exercise intervention in rotator cuff tendinopathy.Journal of electromyography and kinesiology : official journal of the International Society of Electrophysiological Kinesiology · 2025Article
- Relationship Between Tendon Tissue and Shoulder Disability Change During an 8-Week Exercise Intervention for Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy: An Observational Study.Physical therapy · 2025Observational
- Comparative Effectiveness of Combination Versus Single-Modality Physiotherapy for Rotator Cuff-Related Shoulder Pain: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Painful considerations in exercise-management for rotator cuff related shoulder pain: a scoping review on pain-related prescription parameters.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
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- Applying AI to Safely and Effectively Scale Care to Address Chronic MSK Conditions.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
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- Fear Avoidance Beliefs in Upper-Extremity Musculoskeletal Pain Conditions: Secondary Analysis of a Prospective Clinical Study on Digital Care Programs.Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundProgressive high-load exercise (PHLE) has led to positive clinical results in patients with patellar and Achilles tendinopathy. However, its effects on rotator cuff tendinopathy still need to be investigated. PURPOSE: To assess the clinical effects of PHLE versus low-load exercise (LLE) among patients with rotator cuff tendinopathy. STUDY
designRandomized controlled trial; Level of evidence, 1.
methodsPatients with rotator cuff tendinopathy were recruited and randomized to 12 weeks of PHLE or LLE, stratified for concomitant administration of corticosteroid injection. The primary outcome measure was change from baseline to 12 weeks in the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (DASH) questionnaire, assessed in the intention-to-treat population.
resultsA total of 100 patients were randomized to PHLE (n = 49) or LLE (n = 51). Mean changes in the DASH questionnaire were 7.11 points (95% CI, 3.07-11.16) and 8.39 points (95% CI, 4.35-12.44) in the PHLE and LLE groups, respectively; this corresponded to a statistically nonsignificant adjusted mean group difference of -1.37 points (95% CI, -6.72 to 3.99;
conclusionThe study results showed no superior benefit from PHLE over traditional LLE among patients with rotator cuff tendinopathy. Further investigation of the possible interaction between exercise type and corticosteroid injection is needed to establish optimal and potentially synergistic combinations of these 2 factors. REGISTRATION: NCT01984203 (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier): Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy Exercise Trial (RoCTEx).
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