Table 5.

Types of nonoperative treatment (includes 37 papers)

Type of nonoperative treatment	Frequency	References
Physical therapy	32	[3, 10, 12, 13, 17, 18, 25, 28–30, 37, 39, 45, 51, 54, 58, 59, 61–63, 65, 67–69, 74, 75, 77, 78, 80, 81, 90, 96]
Steroid injections	26	[3, 10, 12, 18, 28–30, 39, 45, 50, 58, 59, 61–63, 65, 67, 68, 74, 75, 78, 80, 81, 90, 91, 96]
Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs	24	[3, 6, 12, 17, 18, 24, 28–30, 39, 45, 50, 58, 59, 61, 62, 65, 67–69, 71, 74, 75, 78]
Activity modification	10	[24, 29, 30, 37, 39, 45, 61, 62, 71, 91]
Rest	6	[6, 24, 37, 68, 71, 78]
Exercise	4	[6, 24, 71, 92]