This resulted in a wide variety of outcome measures including pain, disability, range of movement, patient perceived recovery, shoulder instability, recovery and several shoulder questionnaires combining these measures.
The t-test for two samples was used to compare baseline characteristics (age, body mass index, disability, fear of movement, pain intensity, SBST score, endurance times and MVCs) between males and females, and between participants and lost to follow-up.
However, we observed a low positive correlation between craniofacial disability and fear of movement.
Currently, it is problematic to accurately equate PA into units of energy expenditure (EE), as EE varies significantly from person to person depending on body mass, type of physical disability and efficiency of movement.
The relation between acromiohumeral distance (AHD) and severity of pain, disability and range of movement (ROM) in patients with chronic rotator cuff related shoulder pain (RCRSP) has not been reported.
On the other hand, the SBST presented a strong correlation with disability, and fear of movement.
A conservative approach will be taken to analyse the predictive value of pain intensity, level of disability and fear of movement/(re)injury on treatment responses.
If physical activity is effective, further analysis will determine whether pain severity, level of disability and fear of movement/(re)injury influence the magnitude of the treatment response.
The proposed study will determine whether pain severity, level of disability and fear of movement/(re)injury predict treatment response in a chronic whiplash population.
