A prospective randomized pilot trial comparing two rehabilitation approaches for individuals with irritable shoulder pain

Key Points

• To compare two rehabilitation approaches for individuals with irritable shoulder pain.
• Conducted a prospective randomized pilot trial
• Included participants with irritable shoulder pain
• Compared biopsychosocial and biomedical rehabilitation approaches
• Biopsychosocial group showed larger improvements in pain intensity
• Biopsychosocial group reported greater reductions in disability
• Psychological factors improved more in the biopsychosocial group than the biomedical group