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This opens the possibility of a different way of physical examination.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To analyze the differences in shoulder range of motion, strength and thoracic kyphosis between rotator cuff related shoulder pain patients and an asymptomatic group.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Method<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The protocol of the present research was registered in the International Prospective Register of Systematic Review (PROSPERO) (registration number CRD42021258924). Database search of observational studies was conducted in MEDLINE, EMBASE, WOS and CINHAL until July 2023, which assessed shoulder or neck neuro-musculoskeletal non-invasive physical examination compared to an asymptomatic group. Two investigators assessed eligibility and study quality. The Newcastle Ottawa Scale was used to evaluate the methodology quality.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Eight studies (\n                      <jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a0604) were selected for the quantitative analysis. Meta-analysis showed statistical differences with large effect for shoulder flexion (I2 = 91.7%,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&lt;\u00a00.01, HG = \u22121.30), external rotation (I2 = 83.2%,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&lt;\u00a00.01, HG = \u22121.16) and internal rotation range of motion (I2 = 0%,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&lt;\u00a00.01, HG = \u22121.32). Regarding to shoulder strength; only internal rotation strength showed statistical differences with small effect (I2 = 42.8%,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&lt;\u00a00.05, HG = \u22120.3).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>There is moderate to strong evidence that patients with rotator cuff related shoulder pain present less shoulder flexion, internal and external rotation range of motion and less internal rotation strength than asymptomatic individuals.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.7717\/peerj.17604","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,6,26]],"date-time":"2024-06-26T03:32:40Z","timestamp":1719372760000},"page":"e17604","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":21,"title":["Shoulder mobility and strength impairments in patients with rotator cuff related shoulder pain: a systematic review and meta analysis"],"prefix":"10.7717","volume":"12","author":[{"given":"Daniel","family":"Manoso-Hernando","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"CranioSPain Research Group, Centro Superior de Estudios Universitarios La Salle, Madrid, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Javier","family":"Bail\u00f3n-Cerezo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"CranioSPain Research Group, Centro Superior de Estudios Universitarios La Salle, Madrid, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Santiago","family":"Angulo-D\u00edaz-Parre\u00f1o","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de San Pablo CEU, Boadilla del Monte, Madrid, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"\u00c1lvaro","family":"Reina-Varona","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Motion in Brains Research Group, Centro Superior de Estudios Universitarios La Salle, Madrid, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ignacio","family":"Elizagaray-Garc\u00eda","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"CranioSPain Research Group, Centro Superior de Estudios Universitarios La Salle, Madrid, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alfonso","family":"Gil-Mart\u00ednez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"CranioSPain Research Group, Centro Superior de Estudios Universitarios La Salle, Madrid, Spain"},{"name":"Unidad de Fisioterapia, Hospital Universitario La Paz-Carlos III (IdiPAZ), Madrid, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"4443","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,6,26]]},"reference":[{"key":"10.7717\/peerj.17604\/ref-1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"4","DOI":"10.1111\/SMS.12632","article-title":"Athlete: a working definition for medical and health sciences research","volume":"26","author":"Ara\u00fajo","year":"2016","journal-title":"Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports"},{"key":"10.7717\/peerj.17604\/ref-2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"38","DOI":"10.1016\/J.MATH.2016.07.008","article-title":"Is thoracic spine posture associated with shoulder pain, range of motion and function? 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