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Investigating the effect of joint mobilization and PNF on shoulder adhesive capsulitis

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Adhesive capsulitis of shoulder.
Adhesive capsulitis of shoulder
M75.0
Registration Number
IRCT20111116008117N5
Lead Sponsor
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria

Age between 40 & 70
Diagnosed unilateral shoulder adhesive capsulitis (idiopathic or diabetes-related) as pain, stiffness and more than 50% limitation of passive movement in one or more movements of external rotation, abduction and internal rotation compared with the opposite side
More than 3 months after start of symptoms

Exclusion Criteria

Other pathologic conditions in shoulder or neck
Severe trauma or fracture
Infection
Pregnancy
Cardiologic, psychiatric, and any other severe diseases impairing the active participation in the study
Any type of manual therapies or intraarticular injections in the course of disease before inclusion in study

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pain. Timepoint: before & immediately after intervention period. Method of measurement: VAS score.;Function. Timepoint: before & immediately after intervention period. Method of measurement: SPADI (Shoulder Pain And Disability Index) score: A 13 items questionnaire to assess function and disability of shoulder with reported good validity and reliability.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Range of motion - abduction. Timepoint: Before and immediately after intervention. Method of measurement: Goniometric measurement.
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