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Predictors Of Outcome Following Standardized Rehabilitation For Patients With Shoulder Pain, Stephanie D. Moore
Predictors Of Outcome Following Standardized Rehabilitation For Patients With Shoulder Pain, Stephanie D. Moore
Theses and Dissertations--Rehabilitation Sciences
Shoulder dysfunction is frequently treated and persistent symptoms are common. Differential diagnosis of shoulder injuries can be challenging and knowledge of a diagnosis alone does not appear to be enough information to predict outcomes. Determination of a set of factors that predict outcome would assist clinicians in making the most effective treatment decision for patients with shoulder pain. The purposes of this dissertation were to investigate patient-clinician agreement in an orthopedic population of patients with shoulder pain and to determine what combination of factors best predicts positive patient-reported outcome following standardized rehabilitation in patients with shoulder pain.
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