Affiliation:
1. Department of Physical Therapy, Laboratory of Analysis and Intervention of the Shoulder Complex, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, Brazil
2. Private Practice, Shoulder Clinic, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Abstract
Objective To systematically review the effects of physical therapy given by telerehabilitation on pain and disability in individuals with shoulder pain. Data sources PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, LILACS, Cochrane, Web of Science, SCOPUS, SciELO and Ibecs were searched in January/2022. Methods This systematic review followed PRISMA guidelines. Randomized controlled trials investigating the effects of physical therapy given by telerehabilitation on pain and disability in patients with shoulder pain were included. The quality and level of the evidence were assessed with the Cochrane Risk of Bias tool and GRADE, respectively. The effect sizes of the main outcomes were also calculated. Results Six randomized controlled trials were included with a total sample of 368 patients with shoulder pain. Four and two randomized controlled trials were assessed as low and high risk of bias, respectively. Three randomized controlled trials assessed shoulder post-operative care, two assessed chronic shoulder pain, and one assessed frozen shoulder. Very low to low evidence suggests that there is no difference between telerehabilitation and in-person physical therapy or home-based exercises programs to improve pain and disability in patients with shoulder pain. Low evidence suggests that telerehabilitation is superior to advice only to improve shoulder pain (effect size: 2.42; 95% Confidence Interval: 1.72, 3.06) and disability (effect size: 1.61; 95% Confidence Interval: 1.01, 2.18). Conclusions Although telerehabilitation may be a promising tool to treat patients with shoulder pain and disability, the very low to low quality of evidence does not support a definite recommendation of its use in this population.
Funder
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Subject
Rehabilitation,Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
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