One-off physiotherapy and at-home exercise are effective in treating shoulder pain
BMJ 2022; 378 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.o1776 (Published 29 July 2022) Cite this as: BMJ 2022;378:o1776
- Helen Saul, editor in chief1,
- Deniz Gursul, research dissemination manager1 ,
- Sally Hopewell, professor of clinical trials and evidence synthesis2
- 1NIHR Centre for Engagement and Dissemination, Twickenham, UK
- 2Clinical Trials Research Unit, University of Oxford, UK
- Correspondence to H Saul NIHRAlerts{at}nihr.ac.uk
The study
Hopewell S, Keene DJ, Marian IR, et al. 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. Lancet 2021;398:416-28.
To read the full NIHR Alert, go to: https://evidence.nihr.ac.uk/alert/one-off-physiotherapy-session-effective-for-shoulder-pain/
Footnotes
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