Clinical Measurement Unit - Cabrini

Cochrane reviews of interventions for shoulder pain and tennis elbow

AA/Prof Rachelle Buchbinder, Dr Sally Green, Dr Joanne Youd A series of Cochrane reviews have been completed looking at different treatment interventions for shoulder pain and lateral epicondylitis (or tennis elbow). Some of these were also published in print journals. The shoulder review is currently being updated into a series of separate reviews and two of these have now been completed.

Publications arising from this study:
Buchbinder R, Green S, Youd JM. Shock wave therapy for shoulder pain. (Cochrane Review) 2004. In Press

Green S, Buchbinder R, Hetrick S. Physiotherapy for shoulder pain. (Cochrane Review). In: The Cochrane Library, Issue 2, 2003. Oxford: Update Software.

Buchbinder R, Green S, Youd JM. Corticosteroid injections for shoulder pain. (Cochrane Review). In: The Cochrane Library, Issue 1, 2003. Oxford: Update Software.

Smidt N, Assendelft WJJ, Arola H, Malmivaara A, Green S, Buchbinder R, Windt van der DAWM, Bouter LM. Effectiveness of physiotherapy for lateral epicondylitis: a systematic review. Ann Med 2003;35:51-62.

Smidt N, Assendelft WJJ, van der Windt DAWM, Hay EM, Buchbinder R, Bouter LM. Corticosteroid injections for lateral epicondylitis: a systematic review. Pain 2002; 96:23-40.

Struijs PA, Smidt N, Arola H, van Dijk CN, Buchbinder R, Assendelft WJ. Orthotic devices for tennis elbow. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2002; 1:CD001821

Buchbinder R, Green S, Bell S, Barnsley L, Smidt N, Assendelft WJ. Surgery for lateral elbow pain. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2002; 1:CD003525

Buchbinder R, Green S, White M, Barnsley L, Smidt N, Assendelft WJ. Shock wave therapy for lateral elbow pain. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2002; 1:CD003524

Green S, Buchbinder R, Barnsley L, Hall S, White M, Smidt N, Assendelft WJ. Acupuncture for lateral elbow pain. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2002; 1:CD003527

Green S, Buchbinder R, Barnsley L, Hall S, White M, Smidt N, Assendfeldt WJJ. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for lateral elbow pain. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2002; 2:CD003686

Struijs PAA, Smidt N, Arola H, van Dijk CN, Buchbinder R, Assendelft WJJ. Orthotic devices for tennis elbow: a systematic review. Br J Gen Pract 2001; 51:924-929

Green S, Buchbinder R, Forbes A, Glazier R. Systematic review of randomised controlled trials of interventions for painful shoulder: selection criteria, outcome assessment, and efficacy. BMJ 1998:16:354-60.

Smidt N, Assendelft WJJ, van der Windt DAWM, Hay EM, Buchbinder R, Bouter LM. Corticosteroid injections for lateral epicondylitis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2002(submitted).

Smidt N, Assendelft WJJ, Arola H, Malmivaara A, Buchbinder R, Green S, Bouter LM. Effectiveness of physiotherapy for lateral epicondylitis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2003 (submitted).

Green S, Buchbinder R. Acupuncture for shoulder pain. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2003 (submitted)

Buchbinder R, Green S, Youd JM. Hydrodilatation for shoulder pain. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2003 (in prep)

Buchbinder R, Green S, Youd JM. Oral steroids for shoulder pain. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2003 (in prep)

Buchbinder R, Green S, Youd JM. Suprascapular nerve block for shoulder pain. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2003 (in prep)

Buchbinder R, Green S, Youd JM. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for shoulder pain. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2003 (in prep)

Coghlan J, Buchbinder R, Green S. Surgery for shoulder pain. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2003 (in prep)