Evidence-based Approach to the Shoulder Examination for Subacromial Bursitis and Rotator Cuff Tears: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
N.N. · physioscience · 2025 · Heft 4 · S. 188 bis 190
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Zusammenfassung
Shoulder pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal symptoms in physiotherapy, after lower back and knee pain. The annual incidence ranges between 8 – 62 per 1000 person-years [1], with up to 50 percent of all patients experiencing shoulder pain for the first time reporting persistent symptoms even 6 months after their onset. This results in high costs for the health and social security systems, particularly due to work-related absences caused by pain and functional impairments [2]. The most common diagnoses for shoulder pain include subacromial pain syndrome (SAPS) and rotator cuff tear (RCT). More than 100…