Effects of diaphragm myofascial release on pain, disability, range of motion, kinesiophobia and quality of life in patients with chronic shoulder pai

Not Applicable

Recruiting

Conditions: chronic shoulder pain.
M25-5
M25-9

Registration Number: IRCT20240201060879N1

Lead Sponsor: Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 24

Inclusion Criteria

patients suffering from chronic shoulder pain(More than three months have passed since the onset of symptoms) and with a referral from the specialist doctor
Age range from 25 to 45 years
both genders
Has not received physiotherapy treatment in the last two months.
Pain during activity or rest should be between 3 and 7 on the VAS scale.
Having informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

Neurological problems (such as multiple sclerosis, stroke, etc.)
Systemic diseases (such as rheumatism, fibromyalgia, etc.)
History of previous surgery, fracture, shoulder dislocation
A professional athlete who has intense upper limb activity during exercise.
If, according to clinical examinations and joint play, it is determined that the pain is of capsular origin (such as a frozen shoulder)
If clinical tests show that the pain has a neck origin (cervical radiculopathy).
Osteoporosis, cancer
Reluctance to continue treatment
If it is found in the MRI image that the patient has a complete tendon rupture of even one of the rotator cuff muscles, or in clinical tests such as the drop arm test, it is found that one of the tendons of the shoulder is torn.
BMI above 30 (obese people)

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain. Timepoint: Before starting the intervention and after completing 6 sessions of physiotherapy. Method of measurement: using VAS scale.;Disability. Timepoint: Before starting the intervention and after completing 6 sessions of physiotherapy. Method of measurement: Using the SPADI questionnaire.;Chest expansion. Timepoint: Before starting the intervention and after completing 6 sessions of physiotherapy. Method of measurement: Using a tape measure.;Shoulder range of motion( flexion, abduction, external rotation). Timepoint: Before starting the intervention and after completing 6 sessions of physiotherapy. Method of measurement: using a goniometer.;Quality of life. Timepoint: before the intervention and one month after the completion of 6 physiotherapy sessions. Method of measurement: Using the SF-12 questionnaire.;Kinesiophobia. Timepoint: Before starting the intervention and after completing 6 sessions of physiotherapy. Method of measurement: Using the tampa questionnaire.

Secondary Outcome Measures