ReviewJournal of functional morphology and kinesiology2023
Effectiveness of Therapeutical Interventions on the Scapulothoracic Complex in the Management of Patients with Subacromial Impingement and Frozen Shoulder: A Systematic Review.
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- The effects of telemedicine on Rotator cuff-related shoulder function and pain symptoms: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Pooled it
- Is there 'trustworthy' evidence for using manual therapy to treat patients with shoulder dysfunction?: A systematic review.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
- The Effect of Telerehabilitation on the Outcome of Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation · 2026Review
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- Association of Cervical Disease and Metabolic Comorbidities with Adhesive Capsulitis in Patients with Shoulder Pain: A Multivariate Analysis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- Effect of modified mobilization with movement and motor learning on volleyball females players with shoulder impingement syndrome.Journal of education and health promotion · 2025Article
- Special Issue "Working Group in Sports Medicine".Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2024Article
- The Clinical and Sonographic Features of Cervical Muscle Involvement in Patients with Frozen Shoulder: A Retrospective Study.Biomedicines · 2024Article
- Nonsurgical Management of Shoulder Pain in Rotator Cuff Tears: Ultrasound-Guided Biceps Tenotomy Combined With Corticosteroid Injection.Arthroscopy techniques · 2024Article
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Abstract
Shoulder pain is one the most common musculoskeletal complaints. The most common pathological causes of shoulder pain in the general population are subacromial impingement syndrome and adhesive capsulitis, commonly referred to as "frozen shoulder". The purpose of this study was to evaluate the role of the scapulo-thoracic complex, particularly in scapular kinematic functions, in rehabilitative interventions for shoulder pain in patients suffering from these two common conditions. This systematic review was performed using the scientific search engines PubMed, PEDro and Cochrane Library, considering only randomized controlled clinical trials. Selected articles were evaluated according to the level of evidence and methodological quality. Thirteen randomized clinical trials were selected. Interventions have been divided into three macro-categories: (1) manual therapy in patients with subacromial impingement, (2) therapeutic exercise programs including interventions on the scapulothoracic complex in patients with subacromial impingement syndrome, and (3) therapeutic exercise programs including interventions on the scapulothoracic complex in patients with frozen shoulder. Following this, a qualitative analysis was performed according to outcomes such as pain, shoulder function, and scapular kinematics. Physiotherapy exercise programs that included scapular motor control training and scapular mobilizations, in particular, those of the scapulo-thoracic complex in scapular kinematic function, represent valid alternatives in the management of patients with subacromial impingement syndrome.
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