BACKGROUND: There are no studies on economic issues concerning rehabilitation exercises for shoulder pain. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to investigate sick leave and the associated costs after a medical exercise therapy programme in patients with longstanding subacromial pain/impingement. METHODS: A randomised controlled trial in which 61 patients were randomly assigned either to a high-dosage medical exercise therapy group (HD) (n=31) or to a low dosage exercise therapy group (LD) (n=30). Both groups were given three treatments a week over 3 months. The differences between the groups were number of repetitions, number of sets and time performing global aerobic exercises. RESULTS: The outcome for the HD group was significantly (p<0.05) better compared to the LD group. The reduction in costs for sick leave for the HD group was 59.1%, whereas for the LD group, the reduction was only 42.3%, which is a significant difference. CONCLUSION: In patients with longstanding subacromial pain, HD medical exercise therapy might be an efficient treatment approach.
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BACKGROUND: There are no studies on economic issues concerning rehabilitation exercises for shoulder pain. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to investigate sick leave and the associated costs after a medical exercise therapy programme in patients with longstanding subacromial pain/impingement. METHODS: A randomised controlled trial in which 61 patients were randomly assigned either to a high-dosage medical exercise therapy group (HD) (n=31) or to a low dosage exercise therapy group (LD) (n=30). Both groups were given three treatments a week over 3 months. The differences between the groups were number of repetitions, number of sets and time performing global aerobic exercises. RESULTS: The outcome for the HD group was significantly (p<0.05) better compared to the LD group. The reduction in costs for sick leave for the HD group was 59.1%, whereas for the LD group, the reduction was only 42.3%, which is a significant difference. CONCLUSION: In patients with longstanding subacromial pain, HD medical exercise therapy might be an efficient treatment approach.
Authors: François Desmeules; Jennifer Boudreault; Clermont E Dionne; Pierre Frémont; Véronique Lowry; Joy C MacDermid; Jean-Sébastien Roy Journal: J Occup Health Date: 2016-08-04 Impact factor: 2.708
Authors: Tom Arild Torstensen; Wilhelmus J A Grooten; Håvard Østerås; Annette Heijne; Karin Harms-Ringdahl; Björn Olov Äng Journal: BMJ Open Date: 2018-05-05 Impact factor: 2.692
Authors: Daniel H Major; Yngve Røe; Margreth Grotle; Rebecca L Jessup; Caitlin Farmer; Milada Cvancarova Småstuen; Rachelle Buchbinder Journal: BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med Date: 2019-12-22