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To the Editor:

It was with much dismay that I discovered and read the article entitled "Ultrasound Therapy of Subacromial Bursitis: A Double Blind Trial" (PHYSICAL THERAPY, February 1986). My concerns are threefold: 1) The article has technical flaws, 2) the authors are not physical therapists and therefore do not meet the peer-review requirement of the Journal, and 3) articles of this type are a potential hindrance to our growth as a profession. I will address each of these concerns in turn.

First, I find the following flaws in the article.

• Grouping patients with diagnoses of supraspinatus tendinitis, subacromial bursitis, and adhesive capsulitis together and then applying similar treatment programs (ie, passive range of motion; "exercise"; and the independent variable, ultrasound) is not in keeping with current physical-therapist-directed programs, despite the authors' claim of "uniform diagnostic entry criteria."...

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Ultrasound Therapy of Subacromial Bursitis: A Double Blind Trial

Deborah Swan Downing and Arthur Weinstein
Physical Therapy 1986 66: 194-199. [Abstract] [PDF]