Clinically Important Improvements Observed in Patient-Reported Outcomes 2 Years After Exercise Therapy for Patients With Isolated Supraspinatus Tendon Tears
Individuals with symptomatic, isolated supraspinatus tears, managed with exercise therapy, experienced clinically important improvements in self-reported disability and more than half experienced a similar improvement in pain, at a 2-year follow-up. Baseline patient-reported outcomes measures and side-to-side differences passive ROM predicted 24-month success after exercise therapy. These findings may be useful in plan-of-care decision making.
Authors
- Luke T. Mattar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4360-837X)
- James J. Irrgang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7529-2672)
- Clair Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3394-0237)
- Volker Musahl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8881-6212)
- Adam Popchak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4932-6541)
- Richard E. Debski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8350-3321)
- Janina Kaarre (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2559-8283)
Institutions
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- Carnegie Robotics (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine
- Published
- 2025-07-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/jsm.0000000000001387
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Shoulder Injury and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01
Funders
- Foundation for the National Institutes of Health
- University of Pittsburgh
- National Institutes of Health