Predicting response to physiotherapy treatment for musculoskeletal shoulder pain : Protocol for a longitudinal cohort study
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Chester, Rachel
Shepstone, Lee
Lewis, Jeremy S
Jerosch-Herold, Christina
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2299/11776
Abstract
Shoulder pain affects all ages, with a lifetime prevalence of one in three. The most effective treatment is not known. Physiotherapy is often recommended as the first choice of treatment. At present, it is not possible to identify, from the initial physiotherapy assessment, which factors predict the outcome of physiotherapy for patients with shoulder pain. The primary objective of this study is to identify which patient characteristics and baseline measures, typically assessed at the first physiotherapy appointment, are related to the functional outcome of shoulder pain 6 weeks and 6 months after starting physiotherapy treatment.