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? | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inconclusive | Moderate | High | Inconclusive | Moderate | High | |||
| Musculoskeletal- Upper extremity disorders | ||||||||
| Carpal tunnel syndrome | Mobilisation | Favourable | Favourable | No | ||||
| Trigger point therapy | Favourable | Favourable | Yes | |||||
| Diversified chiropractic care | Unclear | Yes | ||||||
| Neurodynamic technique | Unclear | Yes | ||||||
| Soft tissue mobilisation (with or without Graston instrument) | Unclear | Yes | ||||||
| Lateral epicondylitis | Manipulation | Non-favourable | Non-favourable | No | ||||
| Manual tender point therapy | Favourable | Favourable | No | |||||
| Mobilisation with exercise | Favourable | Favourable | ||||||
|
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 | ||||
| Mobilisation with movement | Favourable | Yes | ||||||
| Osteopathy (Niel-Asher technique) | Favourable | Yes | ||||||
| Manual therapy with exercise | Favourable | 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 | |||||