Efficacy of Therapeutic Exercise vs. Treatment of Myofascial Trigger Points in Shoulder Tendinopathies: Randomised Clinical Trial
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Shoulder Tendinopathy
- Sponsor
- Universidad Católica de Ávila
- Enrollment
- 80
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Range of motion
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 2 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Background: Shoulder pain commonly affects the general population, with rotator cuff tendinopathy being the most common cause.
the most common cause, with rotator cuff tendinopathy diminishing function and quality of life, leading to a major socio-economic impact.
quality of life, leading to a major socio-economic impact. As a result, there are two treatment approaches with potential effectiveness: therapeutic exercise (TE) and myofascial trigger point treatment (TMT).
trigger point treatment (TTP).
Objective: The main objective of this randomised clinical trial is to determine the efficacy of ET versus treatment of MTPs in shoulder tendinopathies.
Methods: For this study, 20 participants were randomly divided into two groups: a ET group, with which a 10-exercise programme was initiated (n = 10), and a PGM group which was given an intervention protocol (n = 10).
intervention protocol (n = 10). Both received a total of 10 sessions. Pain intensity pain intensity, pressure pain threshold (PPT) and range of motion (ROM) were assessed before starting and after 10 sessions.
and after 10 sessions.
Investigators
JORGE VELAZQUEZ SAORNIL
Principal investigator
Universidad Católica de Ávila
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Signed informed consent form.
- •Patients diagnosed by an orthopaedic surgeon with shoulder tendinopathy. tendinopathy.
- •Symptoms of shoulder pain lasting more than 3 months.
- •Pain on Jobe, Patte and infraspinatus assessment manoeuvres (highlighting abduction and abduction and external rotation).
Exclusion Criteria
- •Previous shoulder surgery.
- •Radiating (non-referred) pain from cervical radiculopathy.
- •Shoulder pain associated with other diagnoses (Examples: retractile capsulitis, subacromial syndrome, tendon rupture, posterosuperior conflict, etc.).
- •subacromial syndrome, tendon rupture, posterosuperior conflict, etc).
- •Patients with multiple pathologies.
- •Patients with neurological disorders.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Range of motion
Time Frame: At the end of Session 10 (each Session is 7 days)
measurement of shoulder range of motion
pain intensity
Time Frame: At the end of Session 10 (each Session is 7 days)
measured on a VAS scale where 0 is the minimum and 10 is the maximum.
Secondary Outcomes
- pressure pain threshold(At the end of Session 10 (each Session is 7 days))