Hello. I'm back with a literature review. In this blog, I address the important topic of diagnostic labels for shoulder pain. I hope it...

Hi. Back with another blog. I don't mean to only do these when I have a bone to pick, but alas here we are. Last week I posted a series...

Hello. I’m back with a rare blog. Whilst various commitments have kept me from putting out regular blogs, I feel a strong will to provide...

A recent post on social media campaigning for manual therapy to be "given a break" from the relentless barrage of criticism it receives...

Hi. Have you ever pondered on the effectiveness of K-tape for shoulder pain? If so, you're not alone. In response to growing suspicion...

This month I'm attempting something different. Instead of a pure review of a pertinent piece of research, I will be doing a case study on...

Welcome to another instalment of the shoulder physio literature review. This month I tackle the scapula assistance test and aim to...

Literature review, April 2020 There is a lot happening in the world right now but I will resist mentioning the "C" word as I'm sure...

Literature review, February 2020 Welcome back. This month we tackle the question; does preseason screening of shoulder ROM variables help...

Welcome to 2020! After the typical excess of the Christmas and New Year period, it's time to knuckle down and start to exercise that...

Welcome back to the Shoulder Physio literature review. This month we are tackling the in vogue concept of symptom modification. We will...

Manual therapy... As I sit down to write this literature review, I admit, I have some trepidation. The topic of manual therapy (MT) in...

One of the first questions a person with shoulder pain will ask you (physical therapist) is, "HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE TO GET BETTER"? This...

The holy grail of shoulder pain. Pain related to the rotator cuff will be evident in up to 80% of people who present with a painful...

The great debate: how does physiotherapy compare to surgery for full thickness tear of the rotator cuff? The shoulder physio July...

Frozen shoulder - Instalment 3 How do we treat it? Ok, so we now know how to identify (here) and diagnose (here) a frozen shoulder (FS),...

Okay so you made it through instalment 1? I will pretend that was a universal resounding yes! (if not, click here). The focus of this...

Frozen shoulder. The enigma. Often referred to as the last remaining mystery in MSK medicine. I think this is overly dramatic. We...

Intro The rotator cable was first described in detail by Burkhart et al 1993 in his landmark paper titled “The Rotator Crescent and...

Shoulder Physio Literature Review #1 February 2019 Welcome to the inaugural Shoulder Physio literature review. I will release the reviews...