| Painful stiff shoulder1 |
Corticosteroid injections vs. physiotherapy |
Treatment success |
1 year |
46 |
77 |
3 (2 to 8) |
| Subacute or chronic low back pain2 |
Exercise program (8 one hour sessions over 4 weeks which consisted of stretching, low impact aerobics and strengthening exercises) vs. control (standard care from GPs) |
Functional limitation (24 point Roland back pain disability questionnaire) |
1 year |
35 |
64 |
4 (3 to 8) |
| Lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow)3 |
Local corticosteroid injection of methylprednisolone and lignocaine vs. enteric-coated naproxen |
Complete recovery at 4 weeks |
12 months |
5.7 |
42 |
3 (2 to 5) |
| Local corticosteroid injection of methylprednisolone and lignocaine vs. placebo |
Pain scores ≤ 3 at 4 weeks (on 10 point Likert scale) |
|
50 |
82 |
4 (3 to 8) |
| Osteoarthritis of the knee4 |
Manual physical therapy and exercise vs. placebo (ultrasonography at a sub-therapeutic intensity) |
Knee surgery |
1 year |
20 |
5 |
7 (4 to 134) |
| Acute whiplash injuries5 |
Active treatment (gentle, active, small-range and small-amplitude rotational movements of the neck) vs. standard treatment (leaflet providing information about injury mechanisms, advice on suitable activities and instruction on postural correction) |
No pain |
6 months |
11 |
30 |
6 (3 to 45) |
| No or low pain |
|
20 |
44 |
5 (3 to 22) |
