Rheumatology
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
A prospective double blind placebo-controlled randomized trial of ultrasound in the physiotherapy treatment of shoulder pain.
To compare the effectiveness of manual therapy and ultrasound (US) with manual therapy and placebo ultrasound (placebo US) in the treatment of new episodes of unilateral shoulder pain referred for physiotherapy. ⋯ The addition of US was not superior to placebo US when used as part of a package of physiotherapy in the short-term management of shoulder pain. This has important implications for physiotherapy practice.