[Physio Explained] Manual therapy improves outcomes in shoulder pain with Robin Kerr

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In this episode with Robin Kerr, we explore a recent paper looking at the addition of manual therapy to an exercise program for subacromial shoulder pain. We discuss:

• Discrepancies in current shoulder research
• Importance of individual patient treatment selection
• Exercises used within this paper for shoulder rehabilitation
• Manual therapy within treatment
• Importance of subgrouping in research

👉🏻 See Robin’s full Research Review here - https://physio.network/reviews-kerr1
Reference to paper - Michener L, McClure P, Tate A, Bailey L, Seitz A, Straub R, Thigpen C (2023) Adding Manual Therapy to an Exercise Program Improves Long-term Patient Outcomes Over Exercise Alone in Patients with Subacromial Shoulder Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JOSPT, Published Online, 0,1-31
Robin Kerr is an Australian trained physiotherapist with over three decades of clinical experience. Her special interests lay in helping patients with pelvic floor and lumbo-pelvic dysfunction. She is heavily trained in biomechanics and gait lab running analysis and continues to assist elite athletes with injuries.

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