study of the effects of dry needling with and without intramuscular electrical stimulation on shoulder pai
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- shoulder impingement syndrome.Impingement syndrome of shoulder
- Registration Number
- IRCT20180410039256N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Inclusion Criteria
patients with shoulder impingement syndrome who have 3 positive tests among neer, hawkins kennedy, jobe,external rotation resistance, painful arc
age between 18 to 50
presence of active trigger points in upper trapezius and infraspinatus muscles
moderate pain intensity of 3 baised on VAS
Exclusion Criteria
any postural disorders like scoliosis ect
frozen shoulder
any other musculoskeletal disease like myopathy, neck and shoulder surgery etc
neurological disease
malignancy
absolute and relative contraindication use of dry needling
for women being on period time
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Intensity of pain. Timepoint: before the intervention, immediately after the intervention, one week after treatment. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale.;Active shoulder range of motion. Timepoint: before the intervention, immediately after the intervention, one week after treatment. Method of measurement: Goniometery.;Pain pressure threshold. Timepoint: before the intervention, immediately after the intervention, one week after treatment. Method of measurement: digital Algometer.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Disability of the arm, shoulder and hand. Timepoint: before the treatment, one week after treatment. Method of measurement: persian version of Disability of the Arm, Shoulder,Hand.