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Shoulder mobility and strength impairments in patients with rotator cuff related shoulder pain: a systematic review and meta analysis.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Digital Behavior Change Interventions to Promote Physical Activity and Reduce Sedentary Behavior Among Survivors of Breast Cancer: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
- Evaluating the quality and reliability of rotator cuff injury related videos on Bilibili and TikTok: A cross-sectional analysis.Medicine · 2026Article
- Body Composition, Strength, Mobility, and Posture Associated with Shoulder Pain and Disability in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Narrative Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Review
- Latent class analysis-derived prediction model of shoulder function after arthroscopic repair for rotator cuff tear: a large retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Mitochondrial transfer and transplantation in tendon, ligament, and enthesis repair: current evidence, mechanistic rationale, and regenerative opportunities.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026Review
- Functional Outcomes After Imaging- and Orthopedic Test-Guided Evaluation of Shoulder Disorders: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Methods and protocols · 2025Review
- Muscle Activation Differences Between CKCUEST and Modified CKCUEST: A Pilot Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Association of bilateral acromiohumeral distance or acromion-greater tuberosity ratio with glenohumeral subluxation for stroke patients with hemiplegia based on ultrasound and radiographic techniques.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Relationship between SLAP Lesions and Shoulder Joint Capsule Thickness: An MR Arthrographic Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- Cervical and Thoracic Spine Mobility in Rotator Cuff Related Shoulder Pain: A Comparative Analysis with Asymptomatic Controls.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: The methods previously proposed in the literature to assess patients with rotator cuff related shoulder pain, based on special orthopedic tests to precisely identify the structure causing the shoulder symptoms have been recently challenged. This opens the possibility of a different way of physical examination. Objective: To analyze the differences in shoulder range of motion, strength and thoracic kyphosis between rotator cuff related shoulder pain patients and an asymptomatic group. Method: The protocol of the present research was registered in the International Prospective Register of Systematic Review (PROSPERO) (registration number CRD42021258924). Database search of observational studies was conducted in MEDLINE, EMBASE, WOS and CINHAL until July 2023, which assessed shoulder or neck neuro-musculoskeletal non-invasive physical examination compared to an asymptomatic group. Two investigators assessed eligibility and study quality. The Newcastle Ottawa Scale was used to evaluate the methodology quality. Results: Eight studies ( Conclusions: There is moderate to strong evidence that patients with rotator cuff related shoulder pain present less shoulder flexion, internal and external rotation range of motion and less internal rotation strength than asymptomatic individuals.
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