Effect Of Instrumented Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization On Pain, Function And Proprioception In Patients With Shoulder Impingement Syndrome. A Randomised Controlled Trial

Shoulder impingement is a clinical syndrome in which soft tissues become painfully entrapped in the area of the shoulder joint. Patients present with pain on elevating the arm or when lying on the affected side. Shoulder pain is the third most common musculoskeletal complaint in orthopedic practice, and impingement syndrome is one of the more common underlying diagnoses. On the pathophysiological level, it can have various functional, degenerative, and mechanical causes. The impingement hypothesis assumes a pathophysiological mechanism in which different structures of the shoulder joint come into mechanical conflict. The decision to treat conservatively or surgically is generally made on the basis of the duration and severity of pain, the degree of functional disturbance, and the extent of structural damage. The goal of treatment is to restore pain-free and powerful movement of the shoulder joint.Instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM) is a popular treatment for myofascial restriction which is applied using specially designed instruments to provide a mobilizing effect to soft tissue (e.g., scar tissue and myofascial adhesion) to decrease pain and improve range of motion (ROM) and function. eighty patients will be allocated randomly into two equal groups; the experimental one will receive IASTM and the control will receive traditional therapy for eight weeks.