Condition | Intervention | UK evidence report evidence | New/additional evidence | New evidence? | ||||
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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 |