Table 1

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteriaExclusion criteria
Patients over 18 years
Pain in the shoulder region
Unable to fill in self-report questionnaires or do not understand Norwegian
Acute injury with possible fracture, luxation of the shoulder joint or suspicion of tendon rupture
Shoulder surgery in the same shoulder previous 2 years
Clinical suspicion of referred pain from other organs
Signs of inflammatory joint disease
Suspicion of malignant disease
Symptoms and signs of cervical radiculopathy