Physiotherapist Approach to Shoulder's Diseases, Differences Between Fascial Manipulation and Standard Exercises

Azienda Ospedaliera Bolognini di Seriate Bergamo70 enrolled

Overview

The study purpose is to compare the effects of Fascial Manipulation added to standard exercises protocol versus the simple exercises protocol.

The shoulder degenerative diseases are recurring in hospital employees. The early approach, as we see in literature, has high probability to reduce the pain and the disfunction in the long term. In particular stretching and strengthening exercises are the standard protocol applied. The Fascial Manipulation is a manual therapy that works on the connective tissue, by increasing mobility and reducing pain. We have added the Fascial Manipulation to prove if it make a faster recovery and a pain reduction in the short and the middle term.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Shoulder Pain Manual Therapy

Interventions

Fascial ManipulationOTHER

Fascial Manipulation is a manual therapy that focused on deep muscular fascial.

Standard exercises protocolOTHER

Stretching and strengthening exercises

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 60 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * shoulder pain and acute and relapse in six months * positive results in two orthopedic testes Exclusion Criteria: * Degenerative diseases and neurological diseases * Rheumatological Diseases and cancer * fracture of the humerus, scapula and collarbone * documented injury of rotator cuff. * cortisones therapy in action

Locations (1)

AO Bolognini

Seriate, Bergamo, Italy

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Shoulder Pain

VNS scale in the Apley 'Scratch Test

Time frame: Before and after the first treatment. A week after the enrollment.

Secondary Outcomes

shoulder' function

Constant Morley Scale

Time frame: Before and after the first treatment. A week after the enrollment.

shoulder' function

Constant Morley Scale

Time frame: Before and after the fifth treatment, after five weeks. This will be the last treatment

shoulder' function

Constant Morley Scale

Time frame: A month later the last treatment, as follow up

Range of Movement of the shoulder

Bubble Inclinometer used in the flexion, abduction and external rotation movement

Time frame: Before and after the first treatment. A week after the enrollment.

Range of Movement of the shoulder

Bubble Inclinometer used in the flexion, abduction and external rotation movement

Time frame: Before and after the fifth treatment, after five weeks.This will be the last treatment

Range of Movement of the shoulder

Bubble Inclinometer used in the flexion, abduction and external rotation movement

Time frame: A month later the last treatment, as follow up

The shoulder's muscular strength

dynamometer survey in flexion and abduction movement

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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