Baseline characteristics of 28 participants
| Variables | All participants (N=28) | Standardised exercise group (N=15) | Tailored training group (N=13) |
| Age (years) | 43.89 (9.6) | 43.7 (11.7) | 44.1 (6.8) |
| Women | 13 (44%) | 5 (41%) | 4 (40%) |
| Weight (kg) | 82.4 (13.2) | 79.4 (12.6) | 86.0 (13.5) |
| Height (cm) | 173.2 (10.0) | 171.3 (9.7) | 175.7 (10.3) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.3 (4.2) | 27.2 (4.5) | 27.4 (3.9) |
| Hand dominant, right side | 23 (82%) | 11 (73%) | 12 (92%) |
| Affected side, dominant shoulder | 17 (60%) | 10 (66%) | 7 (53%) |
| Shoulder pain duration (months) | 49.0 (76.3) | 28.3 (28.4) | 66.9 (99.8) |
| Previous history of shoulder pain | 6 (21%) | 2 (13%) | 4 (31%) |
| Previous treatment of shoulder | 9 (32%) | 5 (33%) | 4 (31%) |
| Positive painful arc test | 86% | 80% | 92% |
| Positive Jobe’s test | 78% | 86% | 69% |
| Positive painful resisted external rotation | 28% | 26% | 30% |
| Positive painful resisted abduction | 30% | 40% | 16% |
| Pain at rest | 2.0 (1.8) | 1.6 (1.6) | 2.4 (1.9) |
| Pain during movement | 5.3 (2.0) | 5.2 (1.9) | 5.5 (2.2) |
| Pain within the last week | 4.2 (2.1) | 4.0 (2.3) | 4.4 (1.9) |
| Pain self-efficacy | 48.0 (9.6) | 50.5 (7.2) | 45.1 (11.4) |
| PSFS | 4.6 (1.8) | 5.0 (1.7) | 4.2 (1.8) |
| SPADI total | 35.5 (15.1) | 33.8 (13.3) | 37.5 (17.3) |
| SPADI pain | 51.4 (15.2) | 49.8 (15.8) | 53.2 (15.0) |
| SPADI disability | 25.7 (17.1) | 24.0 (13.8) | 27.7 (20.7) |
Data reported as mean and SD or as count and percentage.
BMI, body mass index; PSFS, Patient-Specific Functional Scale; SPADI, Shoulder Pain and Disability Index.