Application of manual therapy for painful muscle points in subjects with shoulder pai

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Tendinopathy; Rotator cuff; Trigger Points

• Registration Number: RBR-44v8y7
• Lead Sponsor: niversidade Federal de São Carlos

Brief Summary

There was no interaction between the groups studied (p> 0.05). However, the main effect of time (p <0.05) was observed for pain, function, kinesiophobia, pain catastrophization, perception of improvement and range of motion. Only the Compression Group (CG) showed a reduction in the area of trigger points reaching the minimal detectable change. Thus, there was a reduction in pain and an increase in function for all groups in the post-intervention moment and the maintenance of all effects of the intervention after 1 month (follow-up).

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-08-20
• Study Completion: 2020-02-21
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruitment completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Rotator cuff tendinopathy diagnosed by ultrasonography; present presence of non-homogeneity or partial injury of the supraspinatus tendon; both sexes; aged 25 to 65 years; have unilateral shoulder pain for at least 3 months; to present a positive result for 3 special shoulder tests of a set of 5 tests such as Neer test, Hawkins test, painfull arc test, Jobe or Empty Test, and external rotation resistance test; not be using anti-inflammatory medication for at least 1 month; not being in physiotherapeutic treatment; present upper trapezius pain in the symptomatic shoulder; as well as present 1 or more active trigger points on the symptomatic shoulder; present shoulder pain equal to or greater than 3 in resting vicsual analogic scale

Exclusion Criteria

Complete rotator cuff injury; have undergone surgical intervention on the shoulders; adhesive capsulitis; fibromyalgia; hematoma present in the area to be treated with capillary fragility; glenohumeral instability; pain in the cervical region; cervical radiculopathy; recent tissue repairs; unconsolidated fracture at the site to be treated; history of surgery or trauma to the spine; history of cancer; athletes who perform the sport gesture with the upper limb above the head; present neurological disease; visual and or auditory deficiency

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Assess pain decreased using the visual analogue scale (pre-intervention, after 6 weeks of treatment and 1-month follow-up), with mean and standard deviation (até 2,68). It will be considered a clinically important improvement if it reaches 1.4 cm on the visual analogue scale.