Arthroscopic decompression not recommended in the treatment of rotator cuff tendinopathy

Abstract

The natural history of rotator cuff tendinopathy probably plays a significant role in the results in the long-term. Even though the patients who underwent operative treatment had a stronger belief in recovery, which is likely to be surgical and the effect of placebo, the exercise group obtained similar results. In the future, an optimum exercise regime should be searched for, as the most clinically and cost-effective conservative treatment for rotator cuff tendinopathy. Cite this article: <i>Bone Joint J</i> 2017;99-B:799-805.