Use of a surgical referral algorithm within a standardized shoulder physical therapy program to assist clinical decision-making.

Purpose: Determine (a) utility of a shoulder referral algorithm, (b) patients improving ≥15% on the Western Ontario Rotator Cuff(WORC) score with standardized Physical Therapy(PT) +home exercises, and (c) presenting characteristics among PT-Only, PT + Surgical Consult and Surgery participants.

Materials And Methods: Prospective cohort study of patients 30-65 years old with shoulder pain. A standardized PT program assessed pain, ROM, strength and exercise tolerance (i.

Rehabilitation after musculoskeletal injury: an overview of systems in the United States and Canada.

As North America is largely industrialized with a variety of available private transportation options, trauma is a common occurrence, resulting in significant burdens of disability and costs to the health care system. To meet increasing trauma care needs, there is a robust organization of trauma and rehabilitation systems, particularly within the United States and Canada. The American and Canadian health care systems share multiple similarities, including well-equipped Level I trauma centers, specialized inpatient rehabilitation units for polytrauma patients, and thorough evaluations for recovery and post-discharge placement.

Participants' perceived benefits from the GLA:D™ program for individuals living with hip and knee osteoarthritis: a qualitative study.

Background: The Good Life with osteoArthritis: Denmark (GLA:D™), an evidence-based education and exercise program designed for conservative management of knee and hip osteoarthritis (OA), has been shown to benefit participants by reducing pain, improving function, and quality of life. Standardized reporting in the GLA:D databases enabled the measurement of self-reported and performance-based outcomes. There is a paucity of qualitative research on the participants' perceptions of this program, and it is important to understand whether participants' perceptions of the benefits of the program align with reported quantitative findings.

Shoulder specific exercise therapy is effective in reducing chronic shoulder pain: A network meta-analysis.

Background: Exercise therapy (ET) is frequently an early treatment of choice when managing shoulder pain, yet evidence on its efficacy to expedite recovery is inconsistent. Moreover, the value of adding adjunct therapies (i.e.

Jumping into recovery: A systematic review and meta-analysis of discriminatory and responsive force plate parameters in individuals following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction during countermovement and drop jumps.

Purpose: Comprehensive understanding of force plate parameters distinguishing individuals postprimary anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) from healthy controls during countermovement jumps (CMJ) and/or drop jumps (DJ) is lacking. This review addresses this gap by identifying discriminative force plate parameters and examining changes over time in individuals post-ACLR during CMJ and/or DJ.

Methods: We conducted a systematic review and meta analyses following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines.