Significant decrease in sick leave using high dosage medical exercise therapy in patients with unilateral lon glasting subacromial pain

Aims: The aim of the study was to investigate the cost effectiveness and sick leave after a medical exercise therapy program in patients with longstanding subacromial pain/impingement. Methods: Randomized controlled trial. 61 patients were randomly assigned either to a high dosage medical exercise therapy group (HD) (n=31) or to the low dosage exercise therapy group (LD) (n=30). Both groups received 3 treatments a week over 3 months. The difference between the groups was number of repetitions, number of sets, and time performing global aerobic exercises. Results: The HD group came out significantly (p