Evaluating the effect of Tecar therapy in patients with frozen shoulder
- Conditions
- M75.0Frozen shoulder.Adhesive capsulitis of shoulder
- Registration Number
- IRCT20191130045550N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Esfahan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Male and female patients with Frozen Shoulder between 41 and 72 years of age
Shoulder pain and movement limitation of minimum 3 months duration
Restriction of passive external rotation more than 30° in the glenohumeral joint compared to the contralateral side
Restriction of passive motion of at least a second plane of movement more than 30° in the glenohumeral joint compared to the contralateral side
Have enough ability to fill out the questionnaire
Bilateral Frozen shoulder
Systemic inflammatory joint disease like Rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis arthritis and ...
Malignancies
Medical conditions such as cardiac diseases, infections and coagulation disorders
Full thickness tear of rotator cuff
History of shoulder joint surgery
Neurological disorders of the upper limb
Osteoarthritis of the glenohumeral joint
Fractures of upper limb
Cervical radiculopathy
Impaired sensation of hot and cold
Subjects who had a cardiac pacemaker
Pregnancy
Subjects who had physiotherapy treatment in the past 6 weeks
Taking analgesic or anti-inflammatory drugs
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Shoulder joint passive range of motion. Timepoint: Before treatment, 1 days after last session, 4 weeks after treatment. Method of measurement: Digital inclinometer.;Shoulder Pain and Disability Index. Timepoint: Before treatment, 1 days after last session, 4 weeks after treatment. Method of measurement: shoulder pain and disability index Questionnaire.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method