What do systematic reviews say?

Manual therapy and exercise vs placebo

• 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

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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• 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

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

• 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

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• 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

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• 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

• 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

• 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

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

• 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

• 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

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

• 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

• 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

• 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

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

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

Summary of findings table ‐ Adjunctive therapies in addition to land‐based exercise therapy vs land‐based exercise therapy

• Adjunctive therapies in addition to land‐based exercise therapy for osteoarthritis of the hip or knee 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  10 studies · 1483 participants
  Very low

Summary of findings table ‐ Adjunctive therapies in addition to land‐based exercise therapy vs land‐based exercise therapy

Summary of findings table ‐ Adjunctive therapies in addition to… probably leads to higher participant‐reported global assessment‐ total compared with land‐based exercise therapy (moderate certainty).

• Adjunctive therapies in addition to land‐based exercise therapy for osteoarthritis of the hip or knee 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.37 [1.15, 1.62]
  5 studies · 840 participants
  Moderate