Extracorporeal Therapy on Shoulder and Neck Pain

Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital40 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this research was to investigate the clinical effects on the ESWT treatment of shoulder and neck pain.

Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) has been used to treat various musculoskeletal disorders. The beneficial effects of the ESWT included pain alleviation and improvement in local blood circulation. However, few study exploring the effects of the ESWT for subjects with shoulder and neck pain.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Musculoskeletal Disorders

Interventions

Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT)OTHER

The Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) was applied on upper trapezius and levator scapulae following parameters 1.5 bar, per intervention 2000 impulse, once a week for three weeks for the experimental group

cervical flexionOTHER

Education have 8 movement home program for flexion, extension, side bending, rotation in neutral position, and rotation in a position of full cervical flexion.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 45 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Non-specific shoulder and neck pain * Ages between 20yr to 45yr * Shoulder and neck syndrome of upper trapezius and levator scapulae more than 3 months * No using medicine such as anodyne and muscle relaxants. Exclusion Criteria: \-

Locations (1)

Kaohsiung Medical University

Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

The change of visual analogue scale (VAS)

Time frame: Baseline, week 3

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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