1. Introduction
Shoulder pain, GIRD, shoulder pain, pain
PATHOLOGY, RECURRENCE
Shoulder pain is a frequent disabling joint problem in the general population. The reported incidence ranges between 0.9% and 2.5%Shoulder pain is mainly related to the glenohumeral joint.Recovery from this ailment is slow and is associated with a high recurrence or persistence pain at 12-month.This study aimed to describe the efficacy of the GIRD treatment in nonathlete population with shoulder pain provoked by a soft tissue problem. Our hypothesis was that the treatment here described would be able to reduce considerably the GIRD in this kind of patients. Thus, to our knowledge, our work would be of the first studies to evaluate the treatment of GIRD in a nonathlete population, which would improve the therapeutic approach to patients with this pathology, as well as broaden the understanding of this condition for clinicians and researchers.