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Exercise as effective as surgery in improving quality of life, disability, and pain for large to massive rotator cuff tears: A systematic review & meta-analysis

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posted on 2023-03-10, 08:51 authored by Kathryn FahyKathryn Fahy, Rose GalvinRose Galvin, Jeremy Lewis, Karen Mc CreeshKaren Mc Creesh

Questions: To report the characteristics of exercise interventions and ascertain their effectiveness compared to  surgery on quality of life, disability, and pain for people with large to massive rotator cuff tendon tears (L-MRCTTs).  Design: Systematic review with meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials (RCTs).  Participants: Adults with L-MRCTTs defined as; >5 cm, 2 or more tendons.  Intervention: Exercise as an intervention for L-MRCTTs.  Outcome measures: Primary: quality of life, disability, and pain. Secondary: range of motion (ROM). The  Consensus on Exercise Reporting Template (CERT) was used to extract data on the individual characteristics of  each exercise intervention. The Cochrane Risk of Bias Tool V2 was used to assess study quality with the certainty  of evidence assessed using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE)  criteria.  Results: Five trials (n = 297 participants, average age 66.7 years, 55% male) were included in analysis. Three  trials compared exercise to another non-surgical intervention and 2 trials compared exercise to surgery. At 12  months a significant improvement in pain of 0.47 (95% CI 0.07–0.88, I 2 = 53%, REM) favoured the surgical  group and a significant improvement in shoulder external rotation ROM of 9◦ (95% CI 2.16–16.22, I 2 = 0%,  FEM) favoured the exercise group. The median CERT score was 7/19 (range 4–12). The certainty of evidence was  low or very low across all outcomes.  Conclusion: A paucity of high-quality research on the role of exercise in the management of L-MRCTTs exists with  substantial discrepancies in the reporting of the exercise interventions in the published research. 

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Musculoskeletal Science and Practice 61, 102597

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