Shoulder Research
83 peer-reviewed studies, with plain-language summaries and links to the original research.
- Exercise as effective as surgery in improving quality of life, disability, and pain for large to massive rotator cuff tears: a systematic review and meta-analysisMeta-analysisSummary2022
- Exercise therapy is effective for improvement in range of motion, function, and pain in patients with frozen shoulder: a systematic review and meta-analysisMeta-analysisSummary2022
- Comparison of treatments for frozen shoulder: a systematic review and meta-analysisMeta-analysisSummary2020
- Scapular dyskinesis is not an isolated risk factor for shoulder injury in athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysisMeta-analysisSummary2020
- Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: a systematic review of overlapping meta-analysesMeta-analysisSummary2019
- Effects of eccentric exercise in patients with subacromial impingement syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysisMeta-analysisSummary2019
- Treatment after traumatic shoulder dislocation: a systematic review with a network meta-analysisMeta-analysisSummary2018
- Psychosocial factors affecting outcomes after shoulder arthroplasty: a systematic reviewSystematic reviewSummary2020
- Seven key themes in physical therapy advice for patients living with subacromial shoulder pain: a scoping reviewSystematic reviewSummary2020
- The influence of cognitions, emotions and behavioral factors on treatment outcomes in musculoskeletal shoulder pain: a systematic reviewSystematic reviewSummary2019
- Screening of the cervical spine in subacromial shoulder pain: a systematic reviewSystematic reviewSummary2018
- The effect of exercise therapy interventions on shoulder pain and musculoskeletal risk factors for shoulder pain in competitive swimmers: a scoping reviewSystematic review2022
- Clinical effectiveness of non-surgical interventions for primary frozen shoulder: a systematic reviewSystematic review2019
- Exercise prescription for overhead athletes with shoulder pathology: a systematic review with best evidence synthesisSystematic review2017
- Risk factors for, and prevention of, shoulder injuries in overhead sports: a systematic review with best-evidence synthesisSystematic review
- The association between pain beliefs and pain intensity and/or disability in people with shoulder pain: a systematic reviewSystematic review
- Mobilization with movement plus exercise versus exercise alone for central sensitization in chronic subacromial pain syndrome: a sham-controlled RCTRCTSummary2025
- Neck-shoulder region training for chronic headache in women: a randomized controlled trialRCTSummary2023
- Comprehensive supervised heavy training program versus home training regimen in patients with subacromial impingement syndrome: a randomized trialRCTSummary2022
- Real versus sham manual therapy in addition to therapeutic exercise in the treatment of non-specific shoulder pain: a randomized controlled trialRCTSummary2022
- Effects of a traditional versus an alternative strengthening exercise program on shoulder pain, function and physical performance in individuals with subacromial shoulder pain: a randomized controlled trialRCTSummary2020
- Effects of adding scapular stabilization exercises to a periscapular strengthening exercise program in patients with subacromial pain syndrome: a randomized controlled trialRCTSummary2020
- Multicomponent stretching and rubber band strengthening exercises do not reduce overuse shoulder injuries: a cluster randomised controlled trial with 579 handball athletesRCT2022
- Progressive exercise compared with best practice advice, with or without corticosteroid injection, for the treatment of patients with rotator cuff disorders (GRASP): a randomised controlled trialRCT2020
- Arthroscopic subacromial decompression vs placebo surgery for subacromial pain syndrome: 10-year FIMPACT RCTRCT
- Comparison of 1- and 3-week immobilization following arthroscopic shoulder stabilization: a prospective studyCohort studySummary2025
- A prospective study of 100 patients with rotator cuff tendinopathy: no correlation between subacromial bursitis and efficacy of ultrasound-guided corticosteroid injectionCohort studySummary2023
- Exploration of the clinical course and longitudinal correlations in frozen shoulderCohort studySummary2023
- Physical examination tests in the acute phase of shoulder injuries with negative radiographs: a diagnostic accuracy studyPrimary studySummary2025
- Relationship between tendon tissue and shoulder disability change during an 8-week exercise intervention for rotator cuff tendinopathy: an observational studyPrimary studySummary2025
- Effects of bench press technique variations on musculoskeletal shoulder loadsPrimary studySummary2024
- Swimmer arm-to-shoulder test for early differentiation between shoulder and cervical spine painPrimary studySummary2024
- Exercise for rotator cuff tendinopathy: proposed mechanisms of recoveryPrimary studySummary2023
- Level of pain catastrophising determines if patients with long-standing subacromial impingement benefit from more resistance exercisePrimary studySummary2023
- Sling versus abduction brace shoulder immobilization after arthroscopic rotator cuff repairPrimary studySummary2023
- The preferable shoulder position can isolate supraspinatus activity superior to the empty canPrimary studySummary2023
- 2022 Bern consensus statement on shoulder injury prevention, rehabilitation, and return to sport for athletes at all participation levelsConsensusSummary2022
- Assessing shoulder disability in orthopaedic specialist care: introducing the Copenhagen Shoulder Abduction Rating (C-SAR)Primary studySummary2022
- Association between changes in pain or function scores and changes in scapular rotationPrimary studySummary2022
- Living with a frozen shoulder: a phenomenological inquiryPrimary studySummary2022
- 'Physio's not going to repair a torn tendon': patient decision-making related to surgery for rotator cuff related shoulder painPrimary studySummary2021
- Criteria-based return to sport testing is associated with lower recurrence rates following arthroscopic Bankart repairPrimary studySummary2021
- Effectiveness of adding a large dose of shoulder strengthening to current nonoperative care for subacromial impingementPrimary studySummary2021
- Accuracy of the critical shoulder angle for predicting rotator cuff tears in patients with nontraumatic shoulder painPrimary studySummary2020
- Dose-response of resistance training for neck-and shoulder pain relief: a workplace intervention studyPrimary studySummary2020
- First rib dysfunction in patients with neck and shoulder pain: a Delphi investigationConsensusSummary2020
- Pain-related beliefs are associated with arm function in persons with frozen shoulderPrimary studySummary2020
- Bilateral magnetic resonance imaging findings in individuals with unilateral shoulder painPrimary studySummary2019
- Partial thickness rotator cuff tear by itself does not cause shoulder pain or muscle weakness in baseball playersPrimary studySummary2019
- The relationship between kinesiophobia and return to sport after shoulder surgery for recurrent anterior instabilityPrimary studySummary2019
- BESS/BOA patient care pathways: atraumatic shoulder instabilityPrimary studySummary2018
- Does muscle guarding play a role in range of motion loss in patients with frozen shoulder?Primary studySummary2018
- Pain, motion and function comparison of two exercise protocols for the rotator cuff and scapular stabilizers in patients with subacromial syndromePrimary studySummary2018
- The athletic shoulder (ASH) test: reliability of a novel upper body isometric strength test in elite rugby playersPrimary studySummary2018
- (Golden Oldie) Observational scapular dyskinesis: known-groups validity in patients with and without shoulder painPrimary studySummary2017
- Corticosteroid therapy versus physiotherapy on pain, mobility and function in shoulder impingementPrimary studySummary
- Development of a patient decision aid on subacromial decompression surgery and rotator cuff repair surgery: an international mixed-methods studyPrimary studySummary
- Electromyographic analysis of selected shoulder muscles during a series of exercises commonly used in patients with symptomatic degenerative rotator cuff tearsPrimary studySummary
- Specific versus general exercise programme in adults with subacromial impingement syndromePrimary studySummary
- Tolerance and effectiveness of eccentric vs. concentric muscle strengthening in rotator cuff partial tears and moderate to severe shoulder pain. A randomized pilot studyPrimary studySummary
- Who will redislocate his/her shoulder? Predicting recurrent instability following a first traumatic anterior shoulder dislocationPrimary studySummary
- Does physical activity provide additional benefit in individuals with rotator cuff related shoulder pain?Primary study2026
- Prognostic value of baseline muscle strength for functional recovery after rotator cuff repair: an observational studyPrimary study2026
- Effectiveness of a scapular exercise program on functional outcomes in patients with hand/wrist conditionsPrimary study2025
- Risk factors associated with new onset of shoulder pain and injury among the athletic populationPrimary study2025
- Acute rehabilitation following traumatic anterior shoulder dislocation (ARTISAN)Primary study2024
- In people with shoulder pain, mobilisation with movement and exercise improves functionPrimary study2024
- Prevalence of positive modified scapular assistance test in patients with shoulder painPrimary study2024
- The prevalence of cervical contribution in patients reporting shoulder pain: an observational studyPrimary study2024
- The significance of subjective mechanical symptoms in rotator cuff pathologyPrimary study2024
- The effects of mirror therapy on shoulder function in patients with breast cancerPrimary study2023
- 2022 Bern consensus statement on shoulder injury prevention, rehabilitation, and return to sport for athletes at all participation levels (Part 2)Consensus2022
- Current views of scapular dyskinesis and its possible clinical relevancePrimary study2022
- Diagnostic labels for rotator cuff disease can increase people's perceived need for shoulder surgery: an online randomized controlled experimentPrimary study2021
- Acromioclavicular joint injuries: evidence-based treatmentPrimary study
- Evidence for increased neuromuscular drive following spinal manipulation in individuals with subacromial pain syndromePrimary study
- Neck or shoulder? Establishing consensus for spine screening in patients with shoulder painConsensus
- Physiotherapists recommendation for the examination and treatment of rotator cuff related shoulder pain: a consensus exerciseConsensus
- Self-efficacy and risk of persistent shoulder pain: results of a Classification and Regression Tree (CART) analysisPrimary study
- Subacromial injection of platelet-rich plasma provides greater improvement in pain and functionPrimary study
- A pragmatic regional interdependence approach to primary frozen shoulder: a retrospective case seriesCase seriesSummary2018
- The major pain source of rotator cuff-related shoulder pain: a narrative reviewNarrative review2022
- Editorial: critical and theoretical perspective on scapular stabilization: what does it really mean, and are we on the right track?Narrative review2016