DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2025.13182 ISSN: 0190-6011
Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy Diagnosis, Non-surgical Medical Care and Rehabilitation: A Clinical Practice Guideline
François Desmeules, Jean-Sébastien Roy, Simon Lafrance, Maxime Charron, Marc-Olivier Dubé, Frédérique Dupuis, Jason M. Beneciuk, Jason Grimes, H. Mike Kim, Martin Lamontagne, Karen McCreesh, Ellen Shanley, Tatiana Vukobrat, Lori A MichenerThis evidence-based Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) aims to guide clinicians with recommendations covering the assessment, treatment, and prognosis of adults with shoulder pain with suspected RC tendinopathy, the nonsurgical medical care and rehabilitation of adults with RC tendinopathy, as well as the return to function and sport for elite and recreational athletes. This CPG includes recommendations for the management of RC tendinopathy with or without calcifications and partial-thickness RC tears.