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95 questions · 95 findings · 5 reviews · Musculoskeletal

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No studies found 34 · 35.8%GRADE not reported 3 · 3.2%Very low 4 · 4.2%Low 32 · 33.7%Moderate 10 · 10.5%High 12 · 12.6%

Manual therapy and exercise vs placebo

Overall pain · rotator cuff disease

1 finding from 1 review

Manual therapy and exercise for rotator cuff disease 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 120 participants
High

Manual therapy and exercise vs glucocorticoid injection

Global assessment of treatment success · rotator cuff disease

Manual therapy and exercise may leads to lower global assessment of treatment success compared with glucocorticoid injection (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Manual therapy and exercise for rotator cuff disease 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.33 [0.14, 0.79]
1 study · 198 participants
Low

Manual therapy and exercise vs glucocorticoid injection

Quality of life · rotator cuff disease

1 finding from 1 review

Manual therapy and exercise for rotator cuff disease 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 88 participants
Low

Manual therapy and exercise vs glucocorticoid injection

Adverse events · rotator cuff disease

1 finding from 1 review

Manual therapy and exercise for rotator cuff disease 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 94 participants
Low

Manual therapy and exercise vs arthroscopic subacromial decompression

Overall pain · rotator cuff disease

1 finding from 1 review

Manual therapy and exercise for rotator cuff disease 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 84 participants
Low

Manual therapy and exercise vs arthroscopic subacromial decompression

Function · rotator cuff disease

1 finding from 1 review

Manual therapy and exercise for rotator cuff disease 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 84 participants
Low

Manual therapy and exercise vs arthroscopic subacromial decompression

Pain on motion · rotator cuff disease

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Manual therapy and exercise for rotator cuff disease 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Manual therapy and exercise vs arthroscopic subacromial decompression

Global assessment of treatment success · rotator cuff disease

Manual therapy and exercise showed no clear difference in global assessment of treatment success compared with arthroscopic subacromial decompression (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Manual therapy and exercise for rotator cuff disease 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.14 [0.82, 1.61]
1 study · 79 participants
Low

Manual therapy and exercise vs arthroscopic subacromial decompression

Quality of life · rotator cuff disease

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Manual therapy and exercise for rotator cuff disease 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Manual therapy and exercise vs arthroscopic subacromial decompression

Adverse events · rotator cuff disease

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Manual therapy and exercise for rotator cuff disease 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Manual therapy and exercise vs placebo

Function · rotator cuff disease

1 finding from 1 review

Manual therapy and exercise for rotator cuff disease 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 120 participants
High

Manual therapy and exercise vs placebo

Pain on motion · rotator cuff disease

1 finding from 1 review

Manual therapy and exercise for rotator cuff disease 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 120 participants
High

Manual therapy and exercise vs placebo

Global assessment of treatment success · rotator cuff disease

Manual therapy and exercise showed no clear difference in global assessment of treatment success compared with placebo (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Manual therapy and exercise for rotator cuff disease 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.39 [0.94, 2.03]
1 study · 112 participants
High

Manual therapy and exercise vs placebo

Quality of life · rotator cuff disease

1 finding from 1 review

Manual therapy and exercise for rotator cuff disease 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 120 participants
High

Manual therapy and exercise vs placebo

Adverse events · rotator cuff disease

Manual therapy and exercise leads to higher adverse events compared with placebo (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Manual therapy and exercise for rotator cuff disease 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 3.77 [1.49, 9.54]
1 study · 116 participants
High

Manual therapy and exercise vs glucocorticoid injection

Overall pain · rotator cuff disease

1 finding from 1 review

Manual therapy and exercise for rotator cuff disease 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 88 participants
Low

Manual therapy and exercise vs glucocorticoid injection

Function · rotator cuff disease

1 finding from 1 review

Manual therapy and exercise for rotator cuff disease 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 88 participants
Low

Manual therapy and exercise vs glucocorticoid injection

Pain on motion · rotator cuff disease

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Manual therapy and exercise for rotator cuff disease 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Manual therapy and exercise vs glucocorticoid injection

Participant‐reported pain relief of 30% or greater · patients with adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Manual therapy and exercise for adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder) 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Manual therapy and exercise vs glucocorticoid injection

Overall pain (change from baseline) · patients with adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder)

1 finding from 1 review

Manual therapy and exercise for adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder) 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 107 participants
Moderate