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Physical Therapy Following Shoulder Rotator Cuff Repair, Ravindiran Appunni
Physical Therapy Following Shoulder Rotator Cuff Repair, Ravindiran Appunni
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ABSTRACT
Introduction
Rotator cuff (RC) tears are one of the common causes of pain and disability in the upper extremity. Currently there are no fixed guidelines for choosing testing positions for shoulder range of motion measurement. Optimal rehabilitation following RC repair is yet to be defined.
Purpose and Method
The purpose was to inform about postoperative Physical therapy following rotator cuff repair, with the following objectives:
- To systematically review the content of clinical research, which addresses various physical therapy programs.
- To describe validity and responsiveness of different testing positions for goniometric measurement of shoulder active external rotation.
- To pilot test …