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PHYSIOTHERAPY INTERVENTIONS FOR ADHESIVE CAPSULITIS OF SHOULDER: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

2015; Volume: 3; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.16965/ijpr.2015.198

2321-8975

Jacob Isaac Jason, Ganesh Sundaram S, Vengata Subramani M,

Streptococcal Infections and Treatments

Inclusion criteria: Systematic reviews and randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in English language were included if they fulfilled the following criteria: (a) patients with adhesive capsulitis were included, (b) results on pain and function were reported, and (c) a study period of at least two weeks was reported. Articles were assessed using the Jadad (1) scale and Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) scale. ‘High-quality’ was defined as a “yes” score of 50% in Jadad scale and a PEDro rating of 5 out of 10. Totally 17 studies were selected for this systematic review.