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116 questions · 116 findings · 6 reviews · Musculoskeletal

No studies found 41 · 35.3%GRADE not reported 3 · 2.6%Very low 8 · 6.9%Low 41 · 35.3%Moderate 11 · 9.5%High 12 · 10.3%

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

Global assessment of treatment success · patients with adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder)

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).

1 finding from 1 review

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

Adverse events · patients with adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder)

Combination of manual therapy and exercise following joint distension leads to lower adverse events compared with sham ultrasound following joint distension (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Combination of manual therapy, exercise, electrotherapy and oral NSAID vs oral NSAID

Global assessment of treatment success · patients with adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder)

Combination of manual therapy, exercise, electrotherapy and oral NSAID may leads to higher global assessment of treatment success "Disappearance of shoulder… compared with oral NSAID (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Combination of manual therapy, exercise, electrotherapy and oral NSAID vs oral NSAID

Adverse events Pain persisting longer than 2 hours after treatment (during the 3‐week treatment period) · patients with adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder)

Combination of manual therapy, exercise, electrotherapy and oral NSAID may leads to higher adverse events Pain persisting longer than 2 hours after treatment… compared with oral NSAID (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review