Physiotherapist Approach to Shoulder's Diseases, Differences Between Fascial Manipulation and Standard Exercises

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Shoulder Pain; Manual Therapy
• Interventions: Other: Standard exercises protocol; Other: Fascial Manipulation

• Registration Number: NCT03041727
• Lead Sponsor: Azienda Ospedaliera Bolognini di Seriate Bergamo

Brief Summary

The study purpose is to compare the effects of Fascial Manipulation added to standard exercises protocol versus the simple exercises protocol.

Detailed Description

The shoulder degenerative diseases are recurring in hospital employees. The early approach, as we see in literature, has high probability to reduce the pain and the disfunction in the long term.

In particular stretching and strengthening exercises are the standard protocol applied.

The Fascial Manipulation is a manual therapy that works on the connective tissue, by increasing mobility and reducing pain.

We have added the Fascial Manipulation to prove if it make a faster recovery and a pain reduction in the short and the middle term.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2017-01-27
• Study Start: 2017-02-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-02-02
• Study First Posted: 2017-02-03
• Primary Completion: 2021-08-01
• Study Completion: 2021-08-01
• Status Verified: 2022-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-02-14
• Last Update Posted: 2022-02-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 70

Inclusion Criteria

• shoulder pain and acute and relapse in six months
• positive results in two orthopedic testes

Exclusion Criteria

• Degenerative diseases and neurological diseases
• Rheumatological Diseases and cancer
• fracture of the humerus, scapula and collarbone
• documented injury of rotator cuff.
• cortisones therapy in action

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Standard Group	Standard exercises protocol	The subjects will be treated with a standard protocol of stretching and strengthening exercises , we require them to do the exercises by themselves during five weeks, one a day. To make sure that they will do the protocol, we'll give them a diary to sign the daily section.
Intervention group	Fascial Manipulation	The subjects will be treated with the same protocol of the Standard Group, but in two section, they will receive a Fascial Manipulation approach.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Shoulder Pain	Before and after the first treatment. A week after the enrollment.	VNS scale in the Apley 'Scratch Test

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
shoulder' function	A month later the last treatment, as follow up	Constant Morley Scale
Range of Movement of the shoulder	A month later the last treatment, as follow up	Bubble Inclinometer used in the flexion, abduction and external rotation movement
The shoulder's muscular strength	A month later the last treatment, as follow up	dynamometer survey in flexion and abduction movement

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

AO Bolognini; 🇮🇹 Seriate, Bergamo, Italy