Effect of sensorimotor training on pain, disability, kinesiophobia and quality of life in frozen shoulder: an open-label randomized controlled trial

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Adding sensorimotor training to flexibility and strength-focused therapy provides significantly greater improvements in pain, disability, kinesiophobia, pain catastrophizing, and quality of life compared to flexibility and strength-focused therapy alone in patients with primary frozen shoulder. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Aman Minocha; Prachita Walankar

doi:10.1080/10669817.2026.2733481

September 12, 2026Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy

Effect of sensorimotor training on pain, disability, kinesiophobia and quality of life in frozen shoulder: an open-label randomized controlled trial

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To assess the supplementary effect of sensorimotor training added to flexibility and strength-focused therapy on pain, disability, kinesiophobia, pain catastrophizing, and quality of life in patients with primary frozen shoulder.
Open-label randomized controlled trial involving 30 volunteers with primary frozen shoulder, randomized to sensorimotor training plus flexibility and strength therapy (Group A) or flexibility and strength therapy alone (Group B) (CTRI/2023/11/060061).
Interventions were conducted three times weekly over a 6-week period.
Outcomes evaluated pre- and post-intervention included the NPRS, PCS, TSK, SPADI, and SF-36, analyzed via paired and independent t-tests.
Both treatment groups demonstrated statistically significant improvements across all measured outcomes from baseline to post-intervention (p < 0.05).
The sensorimotor training group showed significantly greater improvements than the control group, achieving large effect sizes (≥0.8) on all measures except the SF-36 mental component summary, which showed a medium effect size (0.76).

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Randomized trial demonstrates superior reductions in pain and disability in frozen shoulder patients receiving sensorimotor training, indicating valuable rehabilitative benefits.

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