Are corticosteroid injections more beneficial than anaesthetic injections alone in the management of rotator cuff-related shoulder pain? A systematic review

Cook, Tim; Lowe, Catherine; Maybury, Mark; Lewis, Jeremy

doi:10.1136/bjsports-2016-097444

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Are corticosteroid injections more beneficial than anaesthetic injections alone in the management of rotator cuff-related shoulder pain? A systematic review

Published in British Journal of Sports Medicine • Jan 5, 2018

Authors:

Tim Cook

Catherine Lowe

Mark Maybury

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To compare the effectiveness of corticosteroid injections to local anaesthetic injections in the management of rotator cuff-related shoulder pain (RCRSP). DESIGN: Systematic review with best evidence synthesis. DATA SOURCES: The Cochrane, PubMed, CINAHL Plus, PEDro and EMBASE electronic d...

Subject

Medicine

Corticosteroid

Anesthesia

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