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

Combination of manual therapy and exercise following joint distension vs sham ultrasound following joint distension

Combination of manual therapy and exercise following joint distension leads to higher global assessment of treatment success "Success, much improved,… compared with sham ultrasound following joint distension (high certainty).

• Manual therapy and exercise for adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder) 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.33
  1 study · 148 participants
  High

Manual therapy and exercise vs glucocorticoid injection

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

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