ArticleWorld journal of orthopedics2018
Corticosteroid injection alone
Article in World journal of orthopedics, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
- Comparison of Treatments for Frozen Shoulder: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.JAMA network open · 2020Pooled it
- Intra-Articular versus Subacromial Corticosteroid Injection for the Treatment of Adhesive Capsulitis: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review.BioMed research international · 2019Pooled it
- Corticosteroid Injections for Frozen Shoulder: A Global Online Survey of Health Professionals' Current Practice and Opinion.Musculoskeletal care · 2025Article
- The Disease-Modifying Effects of a Single Intra-Articular Corticosteroid Injection during the Freezing Phase of Frozen Shoulder in an Animal Model.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Effects of Ultrasound-Guided Injection Combined with a Targeted Therapeutic Exercise in Breast Cancer Women with Subacromial Pain Syndrome: A Randomized Clinical Study.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Article
- Frozen shoulder: overview of clinical presentation and review of the current evidence base for management strategies.Future science OA · 2020Review
- [Conservative treatment of frozen shoulder].Der Unfallchirurg · 2019Review
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
aimTo investigate the additional value of physiotherapy after a corticosteroid injection in stage one or two idiopathic frozen shoulders (FSs).
methodsA two center, randomized controlled trial was done. Patients with a painful early stage idiopathic FS were eligible for inclusion. After written consent, patients were randomly allocated into two groups. All patients received an ultrasound-guided intra-articular corticosteroid injection. One group underwent additional physiotherapy treatment (PT) and the other group did not (non-PT). The primary outcome measure was the Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI). Secondary outcomes were pain (numeric pain rating scale), range of motion (ROM), quality of life (RAND-36 score), and patient satisfaction. Follow-up was scheduled after 6, 12 and 26 wk.
resultsTwenty-one patients were included, 11 patients in the non-PT and ten in the PT group, with a mean age of 52 years. Both treatment groups showed a significant improvement at 26 wk for SPADI score (non-PT:
conclusionAdditional physiotherapy after corticosteroid injection improves ROM and functional limitations in early-stage FSs up to the first three months.
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