The Effects of a therapeutic exercise programme plus or minus manual handling and tape for painful restriction of shoulder movement and functio
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Shoulder painMusculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disordersPhysical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12613000859785
- Lead Sponsor
- Griffith University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 24
Inclusion Criteria
Shoulder pain for a minimum 4 weeks duration which is provoked or increased by arm elevation and participants aged between18 and 65 years.
Exclusion Criteria
Recent shoulder dislocation, any recent fractures around the shoulder, systemic illnesses such as rheumatoid arthritis, acute phase of adhesive capsulitis, shoulder pain that is deemed to be originating from the neck or if there is a neurological impairment, osteoporosis, haemophilia and/or malignancies, any treatment of shoulder pain by a health care practitioner within the last six weeks and /or a corticosteroid injection to the shoulder joint in the last six months.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Goniometric measure of AROM to pain onset in scaption [Baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks <br> ];Pain measures using PPT and VAS 0-10 cm [baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks post interventions ];heat and cold sensitivity measures using quantitative sensory testing - onset of the feeling of heat and cold turning to one of discomfort plus heat and cold [baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks ]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Patient specific outcome 1-3 <br>Any activitythat the patient is reporting having problem with because of the shoulder pain.<br>e.g. lifting heavy objects down from overhead , taking shirt off overhead, sustaining forward arm position<br>The patient is asked to rate their pain level when performing their specific activity that is causing pain on a VAS scale 0 - 10 cm [baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks post initial intervention,];Shoulder pain and disability assessed using the SPADI[baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks ]