Background: Shoulder pain commonly affects the general population, with rotator cuff tendinopathy being the most common cause. the most common cause, with rotator cuff tendinopathy diminishing function and quality of life, leading to a major socio-economic impact. quality of life, leading to a major socio-economic impact. As a result, there are two treatment approaches with potential effectiveness: therapeutic exercise (TE) and myofascial trigger point treatment (TMT). trigger point treatment (TTP). Objective: The main objective of this randomised clinical trial is to determine the efficacy of ET versus treatment of MTPs in shoulder tendinopathies. Methods: For this study, 20 participants were randomly divided into two groups: a ET group, with which a 10-exercise programme was initiated (n = 10), and a PGM group which was given an intervention protocol (n = 10). intervention protocol (n = 10). Both received a total of 10 sessions. Pain intensity pain intensity, pressure pain threshold (PPT) and range of motion (ROM) were assessed before starting and after 10 sessions. and after 10 sessions.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
80
patients who have been treated for shoulder tendinopathy by trigger point therapy
patients who have been treated for shoulder tendinopathy by exercise therapy
Jorge Velázquez Saornil
Ávila, Spain
Range of motion
measurement of shoulder range of motion
Time frame: At the end of Session 10 (each Session is 7 days)
pain intensity
measured on a VAS scale where 0 is the minimum and 10 is the maximum.
Time frame: At the end of Session 10 (each Session is 7 days)
pressure pain threshold
measured by algometer
Time frame: At the end of Session 10 (each Session is 7 days)
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