Open AccessNatural course of nontraumatic rotator cuff tendinitis and shoulder symptoms in a working population
Author(s) -
Barbara Silverstein,
Eira ViikariJuntura,
Z. Joyce Fan,
Dave K. Bonauto,
Stephen Bao,
Caroline Smith
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.985
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , physical therapy , rotator cuff , incidence (geometry) , confidence interval , psychosocial , population , prospective cohort study , physical examination , surgery , physics , environmental health , psychiatry , optics
This study assessed the prevalence, incidence, and persistence of nontraumatic rotator cuff tendinitis and shoulder symptoms over a 1-year period in a working population and the predictive value of symptoms and physical findings.