OBJECTIVE To identify all available shoulder disability questionnaires designed to measure physical functioning and to evaluate evidence for the clinimetric quality of these instruments. METHODS Systematic literature searches were performed to identify self administered shoulder disability questionnaires. A checklist was developed to evaluate and compare the clinimetric quality of the instrum...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this preliminary study was to investigate changes in shoulder pain, disability, and perceived level of recovery after 2 sessions of upper thoracic and upper rib high-velocity low-amplitude (HVLA) thrust manipulation in patients with shoulder pain secondary to second and third rib syndrome. METHODS This exploratory study evaluated 10 consecutive individuals with should...

BACKGROUND The Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI) is a good clinical tool to evaluate patients with shoulder pain, but has not been adapted to Thai version. The objectives of this study were to translate the English version and culturally adapt the SPADI to Thai version and to evaluate the internal consistency and construct validity of the Thai SPADI among Thai participants having shoul...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the course and prognosis of shoulder pain in the first 6 months after presentation to the general practitioner. We separately studied patients with acute, subacute and chronic shoulder pain, as duration of symptoms at presentation has been shown to be the strongest predictor of outcome. METHODS A prospective cohort study with 6 months follow-up was carried out in The...

introduction: myofascial pain syndrome (mps) treatment is challenging with a high recurrence rate and still lacks a clear treatment frame. therefore research on new, more efficient and long lasting effect treatment modalities is necessary. this study looked at the effects of intravenous laser therapy (ivl) and percutaneous low level laser (plll) in the management of shoulder mps. methods: in th...

PURPOSE To assess whether there was a difference in score between paper and telephone administration of disability and psychological questionnaires relevant to patients with an upper extremity illness. METHODS The short version of the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand score, the 5-question version of the Short Health Anxiety Inventory, the 4-question version of the Pain Catastrophiz...

Materials and Methods: This was an Institutional Review Board-approved case study involving a 37-year-old man diagnosed with CMT disease with pain of more than 20 years. He was implanted with an SCS device and patient pain and quality of life was assessed one and six months later using the SF-McGill Pain Questionnaire, Visual Analog Scale, Oswestry Disability Questionnaire, Pain Disability Inde...

Scapula taping is a commonly used adjunctive treatment for shoulder impingement pathology. However, this intervention has not previously been subject to formal investigation. A pilot single-blind randomized controlled trial was conducted to evaluate facilitatory taping as an adjunct to routine physiotherapy management. Twenty-two subjects with unilateral shoulder impingement symptoms were rando...