In this Shop Talk, Dr. Chad Cook speaks with Dr. Paul Mintken about his iconic paper from 2016. The randomized clinical trial compared the effects of cervicothoracic manual therapy and exercise therapy to those of exercise therapy alone in individuals with shoulder pain. The full paper can be accessed here.
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