Clinical Guidelines for Shoulder Pain

Comparisons

Background

Evidence quality

Highlighted claims

• Clinical guidelines for rotator cuff-related shoulder pain provide almost no direction on what education should contain. — Perceptions of best practice, pain science and structure-focused education for rotator cuff-related shoulder pain: a content analysis of qualitative data from a randomised experiment
• A review of nine guidelines found that only one recommended education on resuming daily activities, and no guideline specified content or delivery method. — Perceptions of best practice, pain science and structure-focused education for rotator cuff-related shoulder pain: a content analysis of qualitative data from a randomised experiment
• This is the first study to examine perceptions of best practice versus structure-focused education specifically for rotator cuff-related shoulder pain. — Perceptions of best practice, pain science and structure-focused education for rotator cuff-related shoulder pain: a content analysis of qualitative data from a randomised experiment
• Current clinical guidelines for low back pain and neck pain recommend that education address patients' concerns, provide reassurance, encourage activity, and discuss prognosis, but no comparable guideline exists for rotator cuff-related shoulder pain. — Perceptions of best practice, pain science and structure-focused education for rotator cuff-related shoulder pain: a content analysis of qualitative data from a randomised experiment