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Furthermore, the shoulder has been fully integrated into the clinical practice of hand therapists, and most of them have now overcome many of the challenges presented by this complex joint. [...]a second shoulder special issue is timely because we can go further in the understanding of the clinical...

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Published inJournal of hand therapy Vol. 30; no. 2; p. 123
Main Author Roy, Jean-Sébastien
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Philadelphia Elsevier Limited 01.04.2017
Subjects
Collagen
Disorders
Joint surgery
Pain
Patients
Rehabilitation
Scientific papers
Shoulder
Therapists
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Summary:Furthermore, the shoulder has been fully integrated into the clinical practice of hand therapists, and most of them have now overcome many of the challenges presented by this complex joint. [...]a second shoulder special issue is timely because we can go further in the understanding of the clinical management of shoulder disorders. The issue includes scientific articles with original data covering a large spectrum of experimental designs from the article by Pozzi et al using a basic research approach to look at the tendon collagen organization in individuals with subacromial pain syndrome, to the article by Uhl et al that documented the best predictors of improved patient-reported outcomes at discharge in patients with shoulder pain using a retrospective design, and to the article by Sandford et al that used a qualitative approach to determine the barriers and enablers to adherence to a home- and class-based exercise program. [...]it is the...
ISSN:0894-1130
1545-004X
DOI:10.1016/j.jht.2017.05.010