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Effectiveness of specific scapular therapeutic exercises in patients with shoulder pain: a systematic review with meta-analysis.
Review in JSES reviews, reports, and techniques, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07265765 (Effectiveness of Pilates Exercise in Patients With Subacromial Impingement Syndrome), which is not on this map. Cited by 8 papers.
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Effectiveness of Pilates Exercise in Patients With Subacromial Impingement Syndrome
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8 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Multimodal physiotherapy versus scapular and conventional exercise for persistent pain following breast cancer treatment: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Article
- Do patients with non-traumatic rotator cuff tears differ from healthy individuals in forward head posture, rounded shoulder posture, and thoracic kyphosis?Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Shoulder kinematic and muscle recruitment pattern changes in upper trapezius myofascial trigger points: a controlled observational study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Observational
- Negative expectations and related nocebo effects in shoulder pain: a perspective for clinicians and researchers.Pain management · 2025Review
- Muscle synergy analysis during badminton forehand overhead smash: integrating electromyography and musculoskeletal modeling.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation for the Upper Extremity and Scapula: Review and Update on Rehabilitation of Shoulder Pathology.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: Therapeutic exercise has been considered a useful tool to rehabilitate shoulder pain, namely through its influence on scapular dynamics. Accordingly, the effectiveness of scapular therapeutic exercise needs to be explored. The present study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of scapular therapeutic exercises in shoulder pain and to identify the most effective exercise type (focal or multijoint) and ways of delivering them (as dose and progression). Methods: Search was conducted at EMBASE, Cochrane Library, MEDLINE via PubMed, Web of Science, PEDro (Physiotherapy Evidence Database), and trial registration databases. The meta-analysis considered randomized controlled/crossover trials that compared the effect of scapular exercises against other types of intervention in the shoulder pain, shoulder function, scapular motion, and/or muscular activity. The risk of bias was assessed through the PEDro scale. Results: From the 8318 records identified, 8 (high to low risk of bias- scoring from 4 to 8 on the PEDro scale) were included. The overall data, before sensitivity analysis, indicated that the scapular therapeutic exercises are: a) more effective than comparators in improving shoulder function (standardized mean difference [SMD] = 0.52 [95% Cl: 0.05, 0.99], Conclusions: Intervention programs involving scapular therapeutic exercises are effective in improving shoulder function, presenting benefits when performed for 6 or more weeks and/or when used up to a maximum of 30 repetitions per exercise, per session.
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