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Physiotherapists' recommendations for examination and treatment of rotator cuff related shoulder pain: A consensus exercise (2019)
Journal Article

BACKGROUND: Disorders associated with the rotator cuff are regarded as the most common shoulder pain presentation. The range of diagnostic terms used to explain this problem reflect uncertainty in relation to causative mechanisms, diagnosis, prognosi... Read More about Physiotherapists' recommendations for examination and treatment of rotator cuff related shoulder pain: A consensus exercise.

Greater trochanteric pain syndrome in the UK National Health Service: A multicentre service evaluation (2019)
Journal Article
Stephens, G., O'Neill, S., Clifford, C., Cuff, A., Forte, F., Hawthorn, C., & Littlewood, C. (2019). Greater trochanteric pain syndrome in the UK National Health Service: A multicentre service evaluation. Musculoskeletal Care, 17(4), 390-398. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1419

Purpose: Greater trochanteric pain syndrome (GTPS) is a debilitating condition causing lateral hip pain. A recent randomized controlled trial (LEAP) demonstrated that exercise interventions for GTPS provided superior outcomes, compared with corticost... Read More about Greater trochanteric pain syndrome in the UK National Health Service: A multicentre service evaluation.

Development and implementation of the physiotherapy-led exercise interventions for the treatment of rotator cuff disorders for the ‘Getting it Right: Addressing Shoulder Pain’ (GRASP) trial (2019)
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Objectives: The Getting it Right: Addressing Shoulder Pain (GRASP) trial is a large-scale, multicentre, 2 × 2 factorial randomised controlled trial investigating clinical and cost-effectiveness of a progressive exercise programme versus best-practice... Read More about Development and implementation of the physiotherapy-led exercise interventions for the treatment of rotator cuff disorders for the ‘Getting it Right: Addressing Shoulder Pain’ (GRASP) trial.

Routine X-rays for suspected frozen shoulder offer little over diagnosis based on history and clinical examination alone (2019)
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Roberts, S., Dearne, R., Keen, S., Littlewood, C., Taylor, S., & Deacon, P. (2019). Routine X-rays for suspected frozen shoulder offer little over diagnosis based on history and clinical examination alone. Musculoskeletal Care, 17(2), 288-292. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1396

Introduction: Frozen shoulder is a common condition, and current guidelines state that it is a diagnosis of exclusion. Along with a history and clinical examination, routine X-ray is mandated, to rule out any “masquerading” pathology such as fracture... Read More about Routine X-rays for suspected frozen shoulder offer little over diagnosis based on history and clinical examination alone.

Rotator CUFF disorders: A survey of current physiotherapy practice in Belgium and the Netherlands (2019)
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Pieters, L., Voogt, L., Bury, J., Littlewood, C., Feijen, S., Cavaggion, C., & Struyf, F. (2019). Rotator CUFF disorders: A survey of current physiotherapy practice in Belgium and the Netherlands. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 43, 45-51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2019.06.001

Background: Disorders of the rotator cuff are a common musculoskeletal pain presentation in the general population, and treatment by a physiotherapist is often prescribed. In 2011, 2016, surveys of physiotherapy practice in the United Kingdom (UK) we... Read More about Rotator CUFF disorders: A survey of current physiotherapy practice in Belgium and the Netherlands.

Protocol for a multi-centre pilot and feasibility randomised controlled trial with a nested qualitative study: rehabilitation following rotator cuff repair (the RaCeR study) (2019)
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Background: Shoulder pain is a highly prevalent complaint and disorders of the rotator cuff, including tears, are thought to be the most common cause. The number of operations repair the torn rotator cuff has risen significantly in recent years. Whil... Read More about Protocol for a multi-centre pilot and feasibility randomised controlled trial with a nested qualitative study: rehabilitation following rotator cuff repair (the RaCeR study).

Managing Achilles Pain (the MAP study)– A process evaluation of data collection methods (2019)
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Mallows, A., Littlewood, C., Jackson, J., & Debenham, J. (2019). Managing Achilles Pain (the MAP study)– A process evaluation of data collection methods. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 42, 60--66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2019.04.008

Background: Process evaluations explore the way in which a study was conducted. The Managing Achilles Pain study (MAP study)had the primary aim of assessing the feasibility of the protocol for a future large longitudinal cohort study that would inves... Read More about Managing Achilles Pain (the MAP study)– A process evaluation of data collection methods.

Screening of the cervical spine in subacromial shoulder pain: A systematic review (2019)
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Walker, T., Salt, E., Lynch, G., & Littlewood, C. (2019). Screening of the cervical spine in subacromial shoulder pain: A systematic review. Shoulder and Elbow, 11(4), 305-315. https://doi.org/10.1177/1758573218798023

Background: Subacromial shoulder pain is a common clinical presentation with much diagnostic uncertainty. Some of this uncertainty relates to the involvement of the cervical spine as a source or contribution to subacromial shoulder pain. Currently, t... Read More about Screening of the cervical spine in subacromial shoulder pain: A systematic review.

A survey of physiotherapy practice (2018) in the United Kingdom for patients with greater trochanteric pain syndrome (2019)
Journal Article

Purpose: Greater Trochanteric Pain syndrome (GTPS) is a debilitating condition causing lateral hip pain. It affects up to 23.5% of women and 8% of men between 50 and 75 years old. Sufferers report comparable quality of life and functional performance... Read More about A survey of physiotherapy practice (2018) in the United Kingdom for patients with greater trochanteric pain syndrome.