ReviewArchives of physiotherapy2018
Towards an integrated clinical framework for patient with shoulder pain.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effectiveness of movement representation techniques in non-specific shoulder pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of scapular stabilization exercises on subacromial pain (impingement) syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Pooled it
- Do psychological factors affect outcomes in musculoskeletal shoulder disorders? A systematic review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2021Pooled it
- Differences in the utilization of physical therapy for outpatients with non-specific shoulder pain labels and specific shoulder pain labels.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Vestibular Well-Being Benefits of a Single Session of Functional Neurology Intervention on Saccadic Stimuli Dysfunction.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Painful considerations in exercise-management for rotator cuff related shoulder pain: a scoping review on pain-related prescription parameters.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- Negative expectations and related nocebo effects in shoulder pain: a perspective for clinicians and researchers.Pain management · 2025Review
- Assessment of shoulder functional movements through inertial measurement units for tele-rehabilitation: a quaternion-based approach.Frontiers in digital health · 2025Article
- Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Italian version of the Western Ontario Rotator Cuff (WORC) index.Musculoskeletal surgery · 2024Article
- Tackling Kinesiophobia in Chronic Shoulder Pain: A Case Report on the Combined Effect of Pain Education and Whole-Body Cryostimulation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Deltoid Muscle Tension Alterations Post Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty: An Investigation Using Shear Wave Elastography.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Emerging Role of Quantitative Ultrasound-Based Imaging Techniques for Characterizing Rotator Cuff Tears: A Scoping Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Parsonage-Turner Syndrome mimicking musculoskeletal shoulder pain: A case report during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic era.Journal of telemedicine and telecare · 2023Article
- Intracranial Epidermoid Cyst Mimics Musculoskeletal Shoulder Disease: Findings from a Case Report in Physiotherapy Clinical Practice.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- In the Shoulder or in the Brain? Behavioral, Psychosocial and Cognitive Characteristics of Unilateral Chronic Shoulder Pain with Symptoms of Central Sensitization.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Osteoid Osteoma in an Adult Wheelchair Basketball Player Mimicking Musculoskeletal Shoulder Pain: Red Flag or a Red Herring?Tomography (Ann Arbor, Mich.) · 2022Article
- A Thoracic Outlet Syndrome That Concealed a Glioblastoma. Findings from a Case Report.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2021Article
- Shoulder Pain and Disability Index: Italian cross-cultural validation in patients with non-specific shoulder pain.Shoulder & elbow · 2021Article
- An unusual presentation of acute myocardial infarction in physiotherapy direct access: findings from a case report.Archives of physiotherapy · 2021Article
- Diagnostic accuracy of the clinical indicators to identify central sensitization pain in patients with musculoskeletal pain.Archives of physiotherapy · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundShoulder pain (SP) represents a common musculoskeletal condition that requires physical therapy care. Along the years, the usual evaluation strategies based on clinical tests and diagnostic imaging has been challenged. Clinical tests appear unable to clearly identify the structures that generated pain and interpretation of diagnostic imaging is still controversial. The current patho-anatomical diagnostic categories have demonstrated poor reliability and seem inadequate for the SP treatment.
objectivesThe present paper aims to (1) describe the different proposals of clinical approach to SP currently available in the literature; to (2) integrate these proposals in a single framework in order to help the management of SP.
conclusionThe proposed clinical framework, based on a bio-psychosocial vision of health, integrates symptoms characteristics, pain mechanisms and expectations, preferences and psychosocial factors of patients that may guide physiotherapist to make a diagnostic triage and to choose the right treatment for the individual patient.
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