Shoulder pain is highly prevalent in the society. The role of muscle tissues in this pathology has received increasing interest. Some studies have proposed the role of myofascial trigger points in this population. The purpose of the current clinical trial is to compare the effects of physiotherapy treatment consisting of an eccentric exercise protocol versus the same physical therapy program plus the addition of trigger point dry needling (TrP-DN) on pain and function in patients suffering from unspecific shoulder pain.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
50
Patients will be asked to perform an eccentric loading exercise program for the shoulder musculature, particularly the supraspinatus and infraspinatus muscles, to be performed on an individual basis twice every day. The therapeutic protocol will be applied for 5 weeks.
In addition, within the second and fourth sessions, they will receive TrP-DN over active TrPs in the shoulder muscles
César Fernández-de-las-Peñas
Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain
Changes in disability between baseline and follow-up periods
The Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) will be used to determine the disability induced by shoulder pain
Time frame: Baseline, one week after the last intervention and 3, 6 and 12 months after the intervention
Changes in shoulder pain between baseline and follow-up periods
A 10-point Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS; 0: no pain, 10: maximum pain) will be used to assess the patients' current level of shoulder pain and the worst level of pain experienced in the preceding week in the shoulder area.
Time frame: Baseline, one week after the last intervention and 3, 6 and 12 months after the intervention
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