Table 3 Complaint and treatment characteristics in physiotherapy practice
From: Patients with shoulder syndromes in general and physiotherapy practice: an observational study
| Physiotherapy practice( PT) | ||
|---|---|---|
| GP=> PT( n= 895) | Only PT( n= 148) | |
| Recurrent complaint (% yes) † | 22 | 31 |
| Duration of complaints (%) | ||
| <1 month | 30 | 33 |
| Interventions1-3 months | 34 | 36 |
| >3 months | 36 | 31 |
| Previous physiotherapy (% yes) | 44 | 47 |
| Pain severity (NRS 0–10) (mean ± SD) (n = 210/57) * | 7 (1.7) | 7 (1.1) |
| Onset (%) (n = 238/62)* | ||
| Gradual | 76 | 71 |
| Sudden | 24 | 29 |
| Cause† (%) (n = 158/44)* | ||
| Sport | 13 | 41 |
| Work | 33 | 27 |
| Leisure activities | 13 | 18 |
| Other | 41 | 14 |
| Treatment sessions (mean ± SD) | 15 (18) | 15 (19) |
| Duration of treatment (mean ± SD, in weeks) | 13 (15) | 12 (15) |
| Treatment goals (%)† | ||
| Mobility | 47 | 33 |
| Muscle function | 11 | 20 |
| Pain | 11 | 13 |
| Other | 31 | 34 |
| Interventions (% used in ≥50% of the treatment sessions) | ||
| Mobilisation | 45 | 39 |
| Massage | 39 | 45 |
| Physical agent modalities | 12 | 13 |
| Exercise therapy – functions† | 70 | 55 |
| Exercise therapy – skills | 24 | 32 |
| Information & advice | 33 | 33 |
| Treatment goals fully reached (%) | 63 | 69 |