Table 4 Comparison of evidence in UK evidence report and current review for musculoskeletal upper extremity disorders
Condition | Intervention | UK evidence report evidence | New/additional evidence | New evidence? | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Inconclusive | Moderate | High | Inconclusive | Moderate | High | Â |
Musculoskeletal- Upper extremity disorders | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Carpal tunnel syndrome | Mobilisation | Favourable | Â | Â | Favourable | Â | Â | No |
| Â | Trigger point therapy | Favourable | Â | Â | Favourable | Â | Â | Yes |
| Â | Diversified chiropractic care | Â | Â | Â | Unclear | Â | Â | Yes |
| Â | Neurodynamic technique | Â | Â | Â | Unclear | Â | Â | Yes |
| Â | Soft tissue mobilisation (with or without Graston instrument) | Â | Â | Â | Unclear | Â | Â | Yes |
Lateral epicondylitis | Manipulation | Non-favourable | Â | Â | Non-favourable | Â | Â | No |
| Â | Manual tender point therapy | Favourable | Â | Â | Favourable | Â | Â | No |
| Â | Mobilisation with exercise | Favourable | Â | Â | Favourable | Â | Â | Â |
Shoulder disorders • Shoulder girdle pain/dysfunction | Manipulation/mobilisation (mobilisation with movement) |  | Positive |  |  | Positive |  | No |
• Rotator cuff disorder | Manipulation/mobilisation (with exercise) | Favourable |  |  |  | Positive |  | Yes |
• Adhesive capsulitis | High grade mobilisation |  | Positive |  |  | Positive |  | No |
| Â | Mobilisation with movement | Â | Â | Â | Favourable | Â | Â | Yes |
| Â | Osteopathy (Niel-Asher technique) | Â | Â | Â | Favourable | Â | Â | Yes |
| Â | Manual therapy with exercise | Â | Â | Â | Favourable | Â | Â | Yes |
• Minor neurogenic shoulder pain | Cervical lateral glide mobilisation and/or high velocity low amplitude manipulation with soft tissue release and exercise |  |  |  | Favourable |  |  | Yes |
• Soft tissue shoulder disorders | Myofascial treatments (ischaemic compression, deep friction massage, therapeutic stretch) |  |  |  |  | Positive |  | Yes |