Study design: A cross-sectional inter-examiner agreement and reliability study among physical therapists in primary care. Background: musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSU) is frequently used by physical therapists to improve specific diagnosis in patients with shoulder pain, especially for the diagnosis rotator …

A literature review was conducted in April 2014. five studies, of which four had poor study designs, were included in this review. No evidence was found in stating that eccentric training has a beneficial effect on SIS. There is no consensus over the build up of an eccentric training protocol. Large …

A comparison of validity on the Hawkins-Kennedy test, Neer sign, Jobe test and drop-arm test against diagnostic musculoskeletal ultrasound on diagnosing rotator cuff pathologies (tendinopathy, partial-thickness tears and full-thickness tears).