The purpose of this study is to compare Supervised Exercises with another non-operative frequently used treatment, Radial Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (rESWT), for patients with subacromial impingement syndrome.
Shoulder pain is, in succession to back, neck, and knee, the fourth most frequently localized musculoskeletal pain reported by patients to general practitioners and physical therapists. A majority of shoulder complaints lasts for more than three months and become chronic. Few of the different interventions for rehabilitation of chronic shoulder pain, have documented effect. Patients with shoulder pain are associated with significant disability and loss of quality of life which interfere with activities related to daily living. Supervised exercises, a treatment method which has been compared to surgery and placebo laser, is one that has documented effect for both short (6 months) and long time (2½ years). The purpose of this study was to compare Supervised Exercises with another non-operative common used treatment method for these patients, radial Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (rESWT). The study is designed as a randomised, single blind clinical controlled study.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
104
Performed at ullevaal Hospital, 45 min each time, 2-3 times pr week in max 12 weeks
Radial Shock Wave therapy performed at ulleval Hospital, once a week, 4-6 times, 3-5 points each time.
Department for physical medicine and rehabilitation, Ullevaal University Hospital
Oslo, Oslo County, Norway
Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI)
Time frame: Baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 18 weeks and 12 months
Pain intensity labelled "no pain" and "severe pain" at its extremes, are measured on nine point scales for activity and rest during last week.
Time frame: Baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 18 weeks and 12 months
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