Physiotherapy or corticosteroid injection for shoulder pain?
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Physiotherapy or corticosteroid injection for shoulder pain?
1 report the results of a randomised clinical trial evaluating the effectiveness of physiotherapy and corticosteroid injection for patients with unilateral shoulder pain. Shoulder pain is a common complaint; estimates of the annual incidence in general practice vary from 6.6 to 25 cases per 1000 patients. 2–4 Most patients are treated in primary care. If treatment with analgesics or non-steroid...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0003-4967
DOI: 10.1136/ard.62.5.385