Physiotherapy in management of mechanical shoulder pai

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Shoulder pain of unspecified origin; Signs and Symptoms

• Registration Number: ISRCTN30604244
• Lead Sponsor: Alcalá University

Brief Summary

2017 protocol in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28923050/ (added 30/11/2020)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-06-29
• Study Completion: 2017-06-15
• Last Update Posted: 5 January 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 36

Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged 18 to 65 years
2. Chronic Shoulder Pain of Unspecified Origin (tendinitis, impingement syndrome, shoulder pain/painful shoulder) with a minimum of 3 months of pathology
3. Presence of active MTrPs or areas of hypersensitivity (upper trapezius, infraspinatus, middle deltoids and subscapularis)
4. Those who have Myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) that reproduce their pain in one or more muscles
5. Provision of informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

1. Participants who have undergone surgery on the shoulder, who suffered rotator cuff tear, adhesive capsulitis, calcific tendonitis, dislocation of the humeral head, shoulder instability, whiplash, cervical radiculopathy and previous interventions with corticosteroid injections
2. Associated pathologies, such as fear of needles, diabetes, osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia syndrome
3. Have received dry needling in the last six months
4. Receiving other physiotherapy treatment
5. Pregnancy

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified