STAR Shoulder Pain Classification System

OCS Field Guide: A PT Podcast - A podcast by David Smelser and Austin Kercheville

There's currently a hot debate going on about how we should categorize, diagnose, and treat shoulder pain. Classic diagnoses like impingement have been sharply criticized, so Austin takes us through an alternative system that may serve you well in the clinic and on the OCS: the Staged Approach to Rehabilitation Classification: Shoulder Disorders, or STAR-Shoulder approach, proposed by McClure and Michener in PTJ in 2015. Use code FIELDGUIDE for 40% off a MedBridge subscription. Find more re...