Abstract
This paperdescribesaself-managedloadedexerciseprogrammewhichhasbeendesignedtoaddressthepainanddisabilityassociated
with rotatorcufftendinopathy.Theinterventionhasbeendevelopedwithreferencetocurrentself-managementtheoryandwithreferenceto
the emergingbenefitofloadedexercisefortendinopathy.Thisself-managedloadedexerciseprogrammeisbeingevaluatedwithinthemixed
methods SELFstudy(ISRCTN84709751)whichincludesapragmaticrandomisedcontrolledtrialconductedwithintheUKNationalHealth
Service.