Posts by Stephen J. Thomas, PhD, ATC
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What is the Best Treatment Option for Calcific Tendinitis of the Rotator Cuff?
Calcific Tendinitis of the Rotator Cuff: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Ultrasound-Guided Needling and Lavage Versus Subacromial Corticosteroids. de Witte PB, Selten JW, Navas A, Nagels J, Visser CP, Nelissen…
Do Hyaluronic Acid Injections Reduce Biomarkers of Collagen Degradation?
Early decrease of serum biomarkers of type II collagen degradation (Coll2-1) and joint inflammation (Coll2-1 NO2 ) by hyaluronic acid intra-articular injections in patients with knee osteoarthritis: A research study…
What is the Optimal Dose of Corticosteroids for Adhesive Capsulitis?
Optimal Dose of Intra-articular Corticosteroids for Adhesive Capsulitis: A Randomized, Triple-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial Yoon SH, Lee HY, Lee HJ, Kwack KS. Am J Sports Med. 2013 Mar 18. [Epub ahead…
Can an Additional Restriction of Glenohumeral Abduction Following Immobilization Prevent Recurrent Dislocations?
Is Protecting the Healing Ligament Beneficial After Immobilization in External Rotation for an Initial Shoulder Dislocation? Itoi E, Hatakeyama Y, Itoigawa Y, Omi R, Shinozaki N, Yamamoto N, Sano H….
Does the Glenohumeral Joint Structurally Adapt Over a High School Baseball Season?
Changes in humeral torsion and shoulder rotation range of motion in high school baseball players over a 1-year period Oyama S, Hibberd EE, Myers JB. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). 2013…
Does Posterior Capsule Thickness Change Following Rotator Cuff Repair?
Ultrasound changes after rotator cuff repair: is supraspinatus tendon thickness related to pain? Tham ER, Briggs L, Murrell GA. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2013 Jan 23. pii: S1058-2746(12)00523-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2012.10.047….
Is EMG Biofeedback Effective at Treating Patients with Shoulder Impingement?
EMG biofeedback effectiveness to alter muscle activity pattern and scapular kinematics in subjects with and without shoulder impingement Huang HY, Lin JJ, Guo YL, Wang WT, Chen YJ. J Electromyogr…
Can Anabolic Steroids Reverse Muscular Atrophy and Fatty Infiltration in Chronic Rotator Cuff Tears?
Rotator Cuff Muscles Lose Responsiveness to Anabolic Steroids After Tendon Tear and Musculotendinous Retraction: An Experimental Study in Sheep Gerber C, Meyer DC, Von Rechenberg B, Hoppeler H, Frigg R,…
Can the Sleeper Stretch Increase Range of Motion and the Sub-Acromial Space?
Quantifying Acromiohumeral Distance in Overhead Athletes With Glenohumeral Internal Rotation Loss and the Influence of a Stretching Program Maenhout A, Van Eessel V, Van Dyck L, Vanraes A, Cools A. …
