Shoulder and Elbow

Systematic review: Kinesio taping provides little or no benefit for rotator cuff disease.

16 Aug, 2021 | 00:52h | UTC

Kinesio taping for rotator cuff disease – Cochrane Library

Summary: Kinesio taping for rotator cuff disease – Cochrane Library

 

Commentary on Twitter

Kinesio taping is one possible conservative treatment for rotator cuff disease (painful shoulder disorders).

Is it effective & what possible harms might it have?

Read about the latest Cochrane evidence from @CochraneMSK: https://t.co/itvdrUuIBm #KinesioTaping #KinesioTape pic.twitter.com/hXqvjOCgf8

— Cochrane UK (@CochraneUK) August 14, 2021

 

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RCT: Progressive exercise compared with best practice advice, with or without corticosteroid injection, for the treatment of patients with rotator cuff disorders.

22 Jul, 2021 | 10:42h | UTC

Progressive exercise compared with best practice advice, with or without corticosteroid injection, for the treatment of patients with rotator cuff disorders (GRASP): a multicentre, pragmatic, 2 × 2 factorial, randomised controlled trial – The Lancet

Commentaries: Optimising treatment for patients with rotator cuff disorders – The Lancet (free registration required)

 

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

The much-anticipated GRASP trial for rotator cuff pain has just been published showing steroid injections have a small short-lasting benefit, and that physio led exercise was no better than patient led exercise… Here's my short Twitter review… 1/12 https://t.co/1TFYGoAi7X

— The Sp⚽️rts Physio (@AdamMeakins) July 13, 2021

 

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Consensus paper: Clinical indications for image-guided interventional procedures in the musculoskeletal system.

15 Jul, 2021 | 09:05h | UTC

Just published – Clinical indications for image-guided interventional procedures in the musculoskeletal system: a Delphi-based consensus paper from the European Society of Musculoskeletal Radiology (ESSR)—part IV, hip – European Radiology

Other articles from the series:

Part I – shoulder

Part II – elbow and wrist

Part III – nerves of the upper limb

 

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Meta-analysis: Comparison of Treatments for Frozen Shoulder

5 Mar, 2021 | 08:19h | UTC

Comparison of Treatments for Frozen Shoulder: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Network Open

Commentary: Can IA Corticosteroids Turn Up the Heat on Frozen Shoulder Tx? – Physician’s Weekly

Related: Management of adults with primary frozen shoulder in secondary care (UK FROST): a multicentre, pragmatic, three-arm, superiority randomised clinical trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

 

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