Conservative management following closed reduction of traumatic anterior dislocation of the shoulder.

Background: Acute anterior dislocation, which is the most common type of shoulder dislocation, usually results from an injury. Subsequently, the shoulder is less stable and is more susceptible to re-dislocation, especially in active young adults. This is an update of a Cochrane review first published in 2006.

Physical tests for shoulder impingements and local lesions of bursa, tendon or labrum that may accompany impingement.

Background: Impingement is a common cause of shoulder pain. Impingement mechanisms may occur subacromially (under the coraco-acromial arch) or internally (within the shoulder joint), and a number of secondary pathologies may be associated. These include subacromial-subdeltoid bursitis (inflammation of the subacromial portion of the bursa, the subdeltoid portion, or both), tendinopathy or tears affecting the rotator cuff or the long head of biceps tendon, and glenoid labral damage.

A questionnaire survey of UK physiotherapists on the diagnosis and management of contracted (frozen) shoulder.

Objective: To gain insights into the diagnosis and management of contracted (frozen) shoulder (CFS) in a sample of UK physiotherapists, underpinning the development of evidence-based clinical guidelines.

Methods: An anonymous online questionnaire was developed and distributed via iCSP, targeting physiotherapists who treat CFS. For treatments, respondents were invited to consider 'pain-predominant' and 'stiffness-predominant' scenarios, choose from listed treatment options, and specify any unlisted conservative options they might consider.

Diagnosis of shoulder pain by history and selective tissue tension: agreement between assessors.

Study Design: Evaluation of agreement between assessors.

Objective: To evaluate agreement between an expert in selective tissue tension (STT) and 3 other trained assessors, all using STT in conjunction with a preliminary clinical history, on their diagnostic labelling of painful shoulders.

Background: Consensus on diagnostic labelling for shoulder pain is poor, hampering interpretation of the evidence for interventions.