Conservative treatment
|
Berk et al. 1977
|
RCT
|
Advertisement recruitment, USA
|
Shoulder pain due to tendonitis or bursitis
|
No
|
42 (28%)
|
47
|
Group 1) Acupuncture - positive
milieu, Group 2) Acupuncture - negative milieu, Group 3) Placebo acupuncture - positive milieu,
Group 4) Placebo acupuncture - negative milieu
|
All groups 4 sessions
|
All groups 1 week after the end of treatment
|
NR
|
Subjective pain (VAS)
|
Chester et al, 2016
|
Prosp. Cohort
|
PT clinic England
|
Shoulder or arm pain aggravated by shoulder movement
|
1000 patients
|
1030 (56%)
|
57
|
Non-specified PT treatment reflecting usual care
|
NR
|
6 weeks and 6 months after initiating PT treatment
|
25%
|
Pain and disability (SPADI, QuickDASH)
|
Ekeberg et al. 2010
|
RCT, secondary analysis
|
Outpatient PT and rehabilitation department, Norway
|
Patients with a clinical diagnosis
of rotator cuff disease included in the RCT
|
No
|
104 (61%)
|
52
|
Group 1 systemic corticosteroid injection (gluteal region), group 2 ultrasound guided
corticosteroid injection.
|
1 injection
|
6 weeks
|
2%
|
Pain and disability (SPADI)
Global assessment score
|
Engebretsen et al. 2010
|
RCT, secondary analysis
|
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation clinic, Norway
|
Chronic subacromial pain
|
No
|
104 (50%)
|
48
|
Group 1) Supervised exercise, Group 2) Radial extracorporeal shockwave therapy
|
Group 1). twice a week for maximum of 12 weeks, Group 2) once a week for 4–6 weeks.
|
12 months
|
14%
|
Pain and disability (SPADI) and work status
|
Geraets et al. 2005 16
|
RCT
|
GP clinic and advertisement; Netherlands
|
Chronic shoulder complaints
|
132
|
176 (55%)
|
52.2
|
Group 1) Graded exercise; Group 2) Usual GP care
|
Group 1) Up to 18 sessions over 12 weeks. Group 2) PRN
|
12 weeks
|
Group 1) 9%; Group 2) 21%
|
Performance of daily activities (Patient report, and SDQ)
|
Karel et al, 2017
|
Prosp. Cohort
|
PT, Netherlands
|
New episode of shoulder pain
|
Yes, 360 patients
|
389
|
|
PT, not specified
|
NR
|
6.5 Months
|
30%
|
Global perceived effect scale,
Pain (NRS), Disability (SPADI)
|
Kennedy et al. 2006
|
Prosp. Cohort
|
PTs center, Canada
|
PTs included 5 clients undergoing treatment for soft tissue shoulder complaints
|
NR
|
361 (54%)
|
50
|
PT treatment
|
|
12 weeks or end of treatment
|
|
Disability (DASH): response patterns
|
Kromer et al. 2014 24
|
RCT, secondary analysis
|
PT clinic, Germany
|
Subacromial pain
|
90 (45 per group)
|
90 (51%)
|
51.8
|
Group 1) Exercise; Group 2) Exercise, manual therapy shoulder and cervical spine, and education
|
Both groups 10 treatments in 5 weeks followed by 7 weeks home exercise
|
3 months
|
2%
|
Pain and disability (SPADI)
|
Kuijpers et al. 2006 25
|
Prosp. Cohort
|
GP clinic, Netherlands
|
Acute shoulder pain
|
No
|
587 (50%)
|
51
|
Usual care including medical management and physical therapy
|
Not defined
|
6 weeks and 6 months
|
8%
|
Patient perceived recovery
|
Kvalvaag et al. 2018
|
Double blind RCT
|
Department of
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Norway
|
Subacromial pain syndrome lasting at least three months
|
Yes, for RCT 143 pat.
|
143
|
|
Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (rESWT) + supervised exercises vs. sham rESWT + supervised exercises
|
Once per week for 4 weeks
|
12 months
|
|
Pain and disability (SPADI), work status
|
Laslett et al. 2015
|
Prosp. Cohort
|
Primary care/ PT clinic, New Zealand
|
Acute shoulder pain
|
NR
|
161 (49%)
|
44
|
Clinical exam, shoulder x-ray, diagnostic anesthetic injection in bursa + AC-joint or intra-articular glenohumeral joint, after 3 weeks usual PT care
|
|
3 weeks, 3, 6, and 12 months
|
38%
|
Pain and disability (SPADI)
|
O'Malley et al. 2004
|
Prosp. Cohort
|
Orthopedic clinic, USA
|
Shoulder pain
|
No
|
199 (47%)
|
52
|
Various interventions
|
NR
|
3 months
|
39%
|
Function
(FLEX-SF)
|
Reilingh et al. 2008
|
Prosp. Cohort
|
GP, Netherlands
|
Shoulder pain
|
No
|
587 (50%)
|
51
|
Various interventions
|
Not defined
|
6 months
|
8%
|
Pain (NRS)
|
Ryall et al. 2007
|
Prosp. Cohort
|
Primary care and PT clinics, U.K.
|
Shoulder pain
|
No
|
222 (of 375 with arm pain)
|
NR
|
Various interventions
|
NR
|
12 months
|
17% (of total population)
|
Subjective pain report
|
Sindhu et al. 2012
|
Retro. analysis of prosp.
collected data
|
Outpatient rehab clinics, various locations throughout the United States
|
Shoulder impairment
|
No
|
3362 (54%)
|
54
|
Conservative care
|
NR
|
End of treatment
|
53%
|
Shoulder function (CAT)
|
Smedbråten et al.
2018
|
Registry study
|
Outpatient
Physiotherapy Norway, FysioPol database
|
Shoulder impairment
|
No
|
145 (72%)
|
44
|
Exercises physiotherapy
|
5 weeks (IQR 3 to 6)
|
End of treatment
|
N/A
|
Pain (NRS)
Function (PSFS)
|
Van der Windt et al. 2007
|
Prosp. Cohort
|
Primary care clinic, Netherlands
|
Acute shoulder pain
|
NR
|
344 (48%)
|
51
|
Usual care by GP (Group 1), including steroid injection if indicated (Group 2)
|
NR
|
3 Months
|
12%
|
Perceived recovery (VAS), Disability (SDQ)
|
Wolfensberger et al. 2016
|
Retro. Study
|
Rehabilitation clinic, Switzerland
|
Chronic nonspecific shoulder pain, on work disability
|
No
|
287 (18%)
|
47
|
Interdisciplinary care
|
4–5 weeks, at least 2 to 3 hours of daily (excl. weekend)
|
End of treatment
|
49%
|
Disability (DASH),
Pre-post change of pain (Patient Global Impression of Change)
|
Surgical treatment
|
Cho et al. 2015
|
Prosp. Cohort
|
Tertiary care institution, Korea
|
Rotator cuff tear
|
40
|
58 (57%)
|
57
|
Rotator cuff repair
|
NA
|
3, 6, 12 months post-surgery
|
19%
|
Pain (VAS), Shoulder Pain and function (UCLA, ASES)
|
Dambreville et al. 2007
|
Prosp. Cohort
|
Orthopedic surgical department, France
|
Patients undergoing surgery for shoulder complaints
|
No
|
86 (36%)
|
48
|
Several procedures (ablation of calcification, rotator cuff repair, arthroplasty)
|
NA
|
1 month
|
NR
|
Pain (VAS))
|
Dekker et al. 2016
|
Retro. analysis of prospectively collected data
|
Orthopedic surgical department, UK.
|
Subacromial impingement
|
No
|
61 (NR)
|
54
|
Arthroscopic subacromial decompression
|
NA
|
6 Months
|
28%
|
Pain (VAS) function and pain (OSS)
|
George et al. 2008
|
Prosp. Cohort
|
Orthopaedics Sports Medicine Institute, USA
|
Patients
scheduled for shoulder arthroscopy, nonspecific diagnosis
|
No
|
58 (41%)
|
50
|
Shoulder arthroscopy
|
NA
|
3–5 months post-surgery
|
19%
|
Pain (BPI)
|
George et al. 2015 George et al. 2016
|
Prosp. Cohort
|
Orthopaedics Sports Medicine, USA
|
Patients
scheduled for shoulder arthroscopy,
nonspecific diagnosis
|
360
|
150 (34%)
|
43
|
Shoulder arthroscopy
|
N/A
|
12 months
|
NR
|
George et al. 2015: Pain (BPI), George et al. 2016: Pain (BPI), Disability (Quick-DASH)
|
Henn et al. 2007
|
Retro. analysis of prospectively collected data
|
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, USA
|
Primary repair of a chronic rotator cuff tear
|
No
|
12 (42%)
|
56
|
Three rotator cuff repair techniques: open repair, mini open repair, arthroscopic repair.
|
N/A
|
12 months
|
NR
|
Pain (VAS)
Function (DASH, SST, Quality of life (SF-36)
|
Jain et al. 2018
|
Prosp. Cohort
|
Sports/Shoulder clinics in 3 academic and 1 community setting, USA
|
Symptomatic (≥ 4 weeks) rotator cuff tears scheduled for surgery
|
No
|
50 (38%)
|
59
|
Surgery rotator cuff tear
|
N/A
|
3, 6, 12, 18 months
|
|
Pain and disability (SPADI)
|
Koorevaar et al. 2016
Koorevaar et al. 2018
|
Prosp. Cohort
|
Single center teaching hospital, Netherlands
|
Patients eligible for shoulder surgery
|
No
|
315 patients (2016),142 (2018) (44%)
|
54
|
Surgery shoulder
|
N/A
|
After treatment (2016) and 12 months (2018)
|
Postoperative 9%, 12 months 22%
|
Disability DASH; MCID
Anchor based (global rating for function and pain)
|
Oh et al. 2012
|
Prosp. Cohort
|
Single center, all surgeries performed by the first author
|
Patients undergoing surgery for rotator cuff disorders, failed 3 months of conservative management
|
No
|
128 (45%)
|
59
|
Arthroscopy-assisted mini open repair or arthroscopic repair
|
NR
|
≥ 12 months
|
N/A
|
Simple Shoulder Test (SST), Constant-Murley, SF-36 physical function
|
Potter et al. 2015
|
Prosp. Cohort
|
|
Patients aged ≥ 18 years, scheduled for shoulder arthroscopy for shoulder pain secondary to a reparable
full-thickness rotator cuff tear.
|
No
|
70 (26%)
|
61
|
Patients underwent arthroscopic rotator cuff repair with
one of three surgeons (PEG, RTB, RZT) between October
2011 and December 2013
|
N/A
|
12 months
|
N/A
|
Pain (VAS), Simple Shoulder Test (SST), ASES
|
Ravindra et al 2018
|
Prosp
Cohort
|
Single orthopedic department,
USA
|
Patient scheduled for arthroscopic rotator cuff repair with confirmed (MRI) partial or full rotator cuff tear
|
|
93
46%
|
56
|
Arthroscopic subacromial
decompression, acromioplasty, labral debridement, distal clavicle
excision, and biceps tenotomy or tenodesis as indicated
|
NA
|
Post-surgery
12 months
|
|
VAS pain scores ASES
|
Thorpe et al. 2018
|
Prosp
Cohort
|
Surgery performed by 6 surgeons in 1 private & 2 public hospitals, Australia
|
Patients scheduled for shoulder surgery for partial or full rotator cuff tear
|
No
|
124 (37%)
|
54
|
Surgery for rotator cuff repair with or without
subacromial decompression (n = 55) and arthroscopic subacromial decompression
only (n = 43)
|
N/A
|
3, 12 months
|
10%
|
Pain and function sub- scores (AESE)
|
Valencia et al. 2014
|
Prosp. Cohort
|
Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Institute, USA
|
Patients
scheduled for shoulder arthroscopy nonspecific diagnosis
|
No
|
78 (28%)
|
47
|
Shoulder arthroscopic surgery
|
N/A
|
3 and 6 months
|
6%
|
Pain (BPI), shoulder disability (DASH)
|
Woollard et al. 2017
|
Prosp.
Cohort
|
University Clinic, Sports Medicine, USA
|
Patients scheduled for arthroscopic subacromial decompression
|
Yes, 50 pat. 80% power
|
62
(63%)
|
46
|
Arthroscopic subacromial decompression with /without supraspinatus
repair
|
N/A
|
6 months after surgery
|
25%
|
Function: (WORC and DASH)
Global Rating of change
|
Yeoman et al. 2012
|
Prosp. Cohort
|
Department of Orthopaedics Surgery, Scotland
|
Patients
scheduled for shoulder arthroscopy
|
49
|
31 (67%)
|
55
|
Shoulder arthroscopic surgery
|
NA
|
6 weeks
|
0
|
Shoulder pain and function (OSS), Pain (VAS)
|