Effects of dry needling and physiotherapy in patients with frozen shoulder

Not Applicable

Conditions: frozen shoulder.
Adhesive capsulitis of unspecified shoulder
M75.00

Registration Number: IRCT20200215046499N3

Lead Sponsor: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Pending

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

Those who have been diagnosed with frozen shoulder by a doctor and have symptoms such as pain and reduced range of motion in the capsular pattern in the shoulder joint for 3 months or more
age between 35 and 65 years old
the presence of active trigger points in the subscapularis muscle on the involved side
Pain intensity of at least 3 out of 10 in the VAS

Exclusion Criteria

skin problems in the neck and shoulder area
Antiplatelet therapy has been used in the three days before the start of the study
In the six months before starting the study, they had a history of cancer and related pain in the shoulder and pectoral region
In the three months before the start of the study, they used corticosteroid injections in the shoulder area
needle fobia
Non-cooperation during treatment
Shoulder arthroscopy surgery
cervical radiculopathy or any neurological injury in upper limb
Patients with rheumatoid or neurological diseases
Patients who use pace makers
Patients with positive subacromial entrapment tests

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Range of motion of shoulder joint. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: goniometer.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain intensity of trigger point. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Visual analog scale.;Pain intensity of shoulder joint. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: visual analog scale (VAS).;Pain pressure threshold of trigger points. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: algometer.;Upper limb functional disability. Timepoint: at first, fifth and tenth of treatment sessions. Method of measurement: disability of arm, shoulder and hand (DASH).