Table 2.

ROM Restriction and Duration, Strengthening, Return to Sport

Study	ROM Restriction	Duration of ROM Restriction	Initiation of Strengthening	Targeted Strengthening	Return to Sport
Arciero et al.5			Week 4	Rotator cuff and scapular muscles	4 Months
Castagna et al.28	Active-assisted and passive shoulder abduction	4 weeks	Week 8	Rotator cuff, deltoid and periscapular muscles	5 Months if return to normal ROM, shoulder muscle strength and endurance
Chapus et al.29	Active-assisted and passive movements	3 weeks			3 months
De Carli et al.6	Abduction and flexion of the shoulder	4 weeks	Week 4	Rotator cuff and scapular muscles	4 months for noncontact sports
					5 months for contact sports
DeBerardino et al.19	Any ROM	4 weeks	Week 8		4 months
	Aggressive external rotation	6 weeks
Dickens et al.18	Any ROM	12 weeks	Week 12		6 months
Gigis et al.30	Active shoulder movements	3 weeks	Week 12		5 months
Hughes et al.20	Passive and active-assisted range of motion	2-4 weeks	Approximately week 6-8		6 months
Jones et al.21	Active and active-assisted ROM	4 weeks	Week 8	Rotator cuff, deltoid and periscapular muscles	4 months
Kramer et al.22	Any ROM	6 weeks	Week 12		Dependent on sport-specific training and sport/activity demands
Mazzocca et al.2	Active assisted ROM	2 weeks			6 months, depending on ROM and strength comparison to contralateral shoulder
Nixon et al.26					Upon completion of sport-specific rehabilitation
Owens et al.23	Any ROM	4 weeks	Week 8		4 months
	Aggressive external rotation	6 weeks
Ozturk et al.24	Active-assisted ROM	3 weeks	Week 6	Rotator cuff, deltoid and scapular muscles	6 months
	Active ROM in all planes	5 weeks
Rahu et al.31	Passive ROM	4 weeks			4 months
Saper et al.25	Active external rotation, extension, or abduction of the shoulder	6 weeks	Week 7		Upon completion of rehabilitation protocol (approximately 7 months)
Torrance et al.27	Any ROM	2-4 weeks	Week 2-4		3 months

ROM, range of motion.