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Jared Powell

Shoulder pain rehabilitation - it takes time!!

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...

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The rotator cuff tear... Information for clinician and patient alike.

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...

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Hot off the press! Does muscle spasm play a role in frozen shoulder??

This very recent study has demonstrated that some people with frozen shoulder actually have significantly more movement when under a...

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Shoulder strengthening is as good as surgery for rotator cuff pain

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23836479 A well conducted Randomised Controlled Trial published in 2013 investigated how supervised...

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The importance of education in Frozen Shoulder

This is a quality study conducted in 2014 that showed supervised exercise by a physiotherapist in a cohort of people with frozen shoulder...

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Does Frozen Shoulder get better naturally in a specific time frame? This systematic review suggests

For many years the clinical dogma in frozen shoulder has been no matter what you do, after 30 months your shoulder will be better. This...

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Are all rotator cuff tears painful?

This is a very interesting study exploring the proportion of people in a population who have a rotator cuff tear. The results clearly...

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Will a cortisone injection 'fix' your shoulder pain?

Cortisone injections are very popular in musculoskeletal medicine for all types of conditions. Specifically at the shoulder, sub-acromial...

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Can strengthening work in Frozen Shoulder?

A very promising study has demonstrated rotator cuff strengthening can reduce pain and improve function in a population of people with...