Effectiveness of low level laser therapy versus cryotherapy in cancer patients with oral mucositis: Systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Objective: The purpose of this network meta-analysis was to analyze the relative effects of low level laser therapy (LLLT) and/or cryotherapy in cancer patients with oral mucositis (OM).

Methods: This literature search followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines using MEDLINE, EMBASE, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), and the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) up to 2020. Only randomized control trials which involved comparisons of groups receiving the interventions of combined cryotherapy and LLLT, LLLT, cryotherapy and usual care (the control group) in patients with cancer were eligible for inclusion.

Effectiveness of stretching exercise versus kinesiotaping in improving length of the pectoralis minor: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Objective: Shortness of the pectoralis minor (PM) is a potential mechanism underlying shoulder impingement syndrome. Few studies have examined the effects of kinesiotaping and stretching exercise on PM length or index. This systematic review and network meta-analysis investigated the effects of stretching exercise and kinesiotaping on PM length and index in adults.

Effects and predictors of shoulder muscle massage for patients with posterior shoulder tightness.

Background: Clinical approaches like mobilization, stretching, and/or massage may decrease shoulder tightness and improve symptoms in subjects with stiff shoulders. We investigated the effect and predictors of effectiveness of massage in the treatment of patients with posterior shoulder tightness.

Methods: A randomized controlled trial was conducted in a hospital-based outpatient practice (orthopedic and rehabilitation).

Quantification of shoulder tightness and associated shoulder kinematics and functional deficits in patients with stiff shoulders.

Measurement of anterior/posterior shoulder tightness, humeral external/internal rotation range of motion (ROM), scapular upward rotation/tipping ROM, and functional limitations were made in 46 patients with unilateral stiff shoulders (SSs) using a clinical measurement (shoulder tightness), a three-dimensional electromagnetic tracking device (shoulder ROM), and self-reports of function. Patients with SSs in their dominant shoulder demonstrated statistically greater posterior shoulder tightness compared to nondominant shoulder. Control dominant shoulders demonstrated decreased internal ROM as compared with control nondominant shoulders (p=0.

Shoulder kinematic features using arm elevation and rotation tests for classifying patients with frozen shoulder syndrome who respond to physical therapy.

Physical therapy is an intervention commonly used in the treatment of subjects with frozen shoulder symptoms, with limited proven effect. The purpose of this study was to identify the kinematic features of patients with frozen shoulder who are more likely to respond to physical therapy. Thirty-four subjects presenting frozen shoulder syndrome were studied to determine altered shoulder kinematics and functional disability.

Mobilization techniques in subjects with frozen shoulder syndrome: randomized multiple-treatment trial.

Background And Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the use of 3 mobilization techniques--end-range mobilization (ERM), mid-range mobilization (MRM), and mobilization with movement (MWM)--in the management of subjects with frozen shoulder syndrome (FSS).

Subjects: Twenty-eight subjects with FSS were recruited.

Methods: A multiple-treatment trial on 2 groups (A-B-A-C and A-C-A-B, where A=MRM, B=ERM, and C=MWM) was carried out.

Trapezius muscle imbalance in individuals suffering from frozen shoulder syndrome.

This aim of this study was to characterize upper and lower trapezius muscle activity for patients experiencing frozen shoulder syndrome (FSS) compared to asymptomatic subjects. Fifteen patients suffering from unilateral FSS and 15 asymptomatic subjects voluntarily participated in this study. Data were gathered on electromyographic (EMG) activity obtained from the upper and lower trapezius muscles during maximal static arm elevations at six different testing positions: 60 and 120 degrees of flexion, abduction in the frontal plane, and abduction in the scapular plane.