Shoulder Training: Muscle Recruitment Patterns and the Effect of an Exercise Program

University Ghent77 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to investigate the muscle recruitment pattern and the effect of a 6 week shoulder exercise training program in healthy persons and subjects with shoulder impingement

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Shoulder Impingement

Interventions

Exercise training programPROCEDURE

A 6 week shoulder exercise training program

Exercise training programPROCEDURE

A 6 week shoulder exercise training program

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 40 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * current reported history of shoulder pain localised at the glenohumeral joint diagnosed as impingement * two positive shoulder impingement tests * pain reproduction during two of three additional categories of clinical tests * the subject is able to perform pain-free arm elevations with a resistance of 0.5 kg Exclusion Criteria: * cervical and periscapular pain * positive labral injury tests * history of shoulder surgery

Locations (1)

University Ghent

Ghent, Belgium

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Muscle recruitment pattern

Time frame: After 6 weeks of training

Secondary Outcomes

Shoulder pain and functional ability in the patient group

Time frame: After 6 weeks of training

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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