Abstract:

Objective: The present study was aimed to investigate effectiveness of Mulligan mobilization method in shoulder problems characterized by pain and restricted range of motion. Method: PubMed, PEDro and Google Scholar were searched for randomised clinical trials. Three reviewers independently implemented the inclusion criteria to select relevant studies from the title, abstracts and full-text articles. Results: 26 randomized clinical trials were included in the review. According to the literature, Mulligan mobilization method appears to be effective in the short term in terms of range of motion, pain and function in patients with rotator cuff syndrome, subacromial impingement syndrome, frozen shoulder syndrome and shoulder pain. Conclusion: Mulligan mobilization method can be used to reduce pain, increase range of motion and function in patients with rotator cuff syndrome, subacromial impingement syndrome, shoulder pain and limitation, and frozen shoulder syndrome. Application of mobilization together with exercise has been shown to be more effective.