The effect of motor chain exercises with scapular stability exercises on scapular resting state, pain and shoulder function in overhead athletes with shoulder impingement syndrome

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Recruiting

• Conditions: Impingement syndrome of shoulder.; Impingement syndrome of shoulder; M75.4

• Registration Number: IRCT20240614062130N1
• Lead Sponsor: Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 22 July 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 24

Inclusion Criteria

Amateur male and female athletes in overhead sports (volleyball, basketball, handball, badminton, tennis) with shoulder impingement syndrome (Neer classification stage 1 and 2)
The patient's chief complaint in the glenohumeral area or the proximal part of the arm for at least 4 weeks
Positive at least 3 tests from Neer, Job, Hawkins, resisted external rotation and painful arch tests
Shoulder pain with intensity between 3 and 7 based on VAS in one of the resistance tests of internal rotation, external rotation, flexion or abduction
Absence of movement limitation of more than one third of the healthy side in raising the shoulder or at least a range of 150 degrees of elevation

Exclusion Criteria

Presence of neurological problems/pains originating from the cervical spine, systemic and rheumatological problems
Receiving other treatments (such as corticosteroid injections) in at least one last month
Adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder
Type 3 Acromion
The presence of grade 3 tears in the rotator cuff muscles
Having a history of surgery, fracture, dislocation in the shoulder area in the last 12 months

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified