Conservative Management of Rotator Cuff Tear

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Dec 2011 Italy English Publisher:Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)Journal:Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review, volume 19, pages 348-353 (issn: 1062-8592,

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Authors: Pegreffi, Francesco; Paladini, Paolo; Campi, Fabrizio; Porcellini, Giuseppe;

doi: 10.1097/jsa.0b013e3182148dc6

pmid: 22089284

handle: 11380/1160377

Conservative Management of Rotator Cuff Tear

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Abstract

Ranking among the most prevalent of shoulder disorders, lesions involving shoulder rotator cuff strike million of patients in the United States at different points in their lives. Despite the fact that rotator cuff disease is a very common cause of pain and disability of the upper arm, a high proportion of patients is asymptomatic and unaware of performing daily living activities despite of a shoulder lesion. Given these drawbacks, surgeons are trying exploring whether conservative treatment is a viable option for the management of these injuries. This study presents a rationale to consider nonoperative treatment an effective option when dealing with patients with rotator cuff tears.

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Italy

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University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Italy

Keywords

Male, Shoulder, Ultrasonic Therapy, Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal, Biomechanical Phenomena, Rotator Cuff Injuries, conservative management; rotator cuff tear; Shoulder disorders; Activities of Daily Living; Adrenal Cortex Hormones; Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; Biomechanical Phenomena; Female; Humans; Male; Range of Motion, Articular; Shoulder; Shoulder Pain; Tendon Injuries; Treatment Outcome; Ultrasonic Therapy; Rotator Cuff Injuries; Orthopedics and Sports Medicine; Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, Treatment Outcome, Adrenal Cortex Hormones, Shoulder Pain, Tendon Injuries, Activities of Daily Living, Humans, Female, Range of Motion, Articular

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