AOSSM 2022 Annual Meeting Recordings - no CME-What Have We Learned from MOON Shoulder?

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In this video, the speaker discusses their experience with the Moon Shoulder Group, a research group focused on studying shoulder disorders, specifically rotator cuff disease. The group conducted a pilot study that evolved into a larger study, where patients with rotator cuff tears received physical therapy rather than surgery. The speaker presents 10-year data that shows patients experienced significant and stable improvement in patient-reported outcome measures and pain levels after physical therapy. They also found that patient expectations and activity level influenced the decision for early surgery, while rotator cuff tear severity did not correlate with symptoms or activity level. The speaker emphasizes the importance of a team approach and hints at future research on instability. The video credits Dr. Brian J. Cole and The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine as the source of the content.

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John Kuhn, MD

Keywords

Moon Shoulder Group

rotator cuff disease

physical therapy

patient-reported outcome measures

shoulder disorders