Comparison of the physiotherapy with and without focus on the scapulothoracic joint on pain, range of motion, functional disability, quality of life, and treatment effectiveness of patients after arthroscopic shoulder rotator cuff tendon repair: A randomized controlled trial with short-term follow-up.

Background: Rotator cuff tears are prevalent shoulder injuries, significantly affecting shoulder stabilization and patient quality of life. Despite rehabilitation efforts post-arthroscopic surgery, the efficacy of scapular-focused exercises remains uncertain with limited supportive evidence.

Purpose: This study aimed to compare the immediate and short-term effects of emphasizing scapulothoracic joint rehabilitation in addition to conventional physiotherapy on pain, range of motion (ROM), function, quality of life, and treatment effectiveness in patients after shoulder arthroscopic rotator cuff tendon repair (ARCR).

Comparing the effect of physiotherapy and physiotherapy plus corticosteroid injection on pain intensity, disability, quality of life, and treatment effectiveness in patients with Subacromial Pain Syndrome: a randomized controlled trial.

Purpose: To compare the short and medium-term effects of physiotherapy plus corticosteroid injection (combined) with physiotherapy alone on pain intensity, disability, Quality of Life (QoL), and treatment effectiveness in patients with Subacromial Pain Syndrome (SAPS).

Methods: In this double-blind, parallel Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT), 50 patients with SAPS were randomly assigned into combined ( = 25, a single injection 3-6 days before physiotherapy) and physiotherapy alone group ( = 25). Pain, disability, QoL, and treatment-effectiveness were measured at pre-intervention, post-intervention, and 3 and 6-month follow-up with Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Shortened Disability of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (Quick-DASH), Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI) (primary outcome measure), Western Ontario Rotator Cuff (WORC), and Global Rating of Change (GRC) respectively.

Comparing the effects of ankle integral and conventional physiotherapy on pain, range of motion, balance, disability, and treatment effectiveness in patients with chronic ankle instability: Randomized controlled trial.

Objective: To compare the effects of ankle integral and conventional physiotherapy on pain, range of motion, balance, disability, and treatment effectiveness in patients with chronic ankle instability (CAI).

Design: Two-arm, parallel-group, randomized, double-blind, controlled trial.

Participants: 60 patients with unilateral CAI.

The effectiveness of comprehensive physiotherapy compared with corticosteroid injection on pain, disability, treatment effectiveness, and quality of life in patients with subacromial pain syndrome: a parallel, single-blind, randomized controlled trial.

Objective: Comparing short- and long-term effects of comprehensive physiotherapy (CP) and subacromial corticosteroid injection (SCI) on pain, disability, and quality of life in the patients with subacromial pain syndrome (SAPS).

Design: 2 × 4 randomized controlled trial.

Participants: 50 participants with unilateral SAPS.