Neuroscience Education in Shoulder Pain: Clinical Trial

Universidad de León56 enrolled

Overview

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess the efficacy of a pain neuroscience education programme applied to patients with shoulder pain.

A randomised controlled trial was performed. Fifty-five patients satisfied eligibility criteria, agreed to participate, and were randomized into an experimental group (n = 27) or control group (n =28). A manual therapy and exercises program was administered for both groups. In addition, a pain neuroscience education protocol was administered for the experimental group for a whole period of 4 weeks (1 session/week, 75mins per session).

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

TRIPLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Shoulder Pain

Interventions

PNEBEHAVIORAL

A manual therapy(Mulligan´s Mobilization with Movement) and 4 sessions of strenght exercises program was administered for both groups. In addition, a pain neuroscience education protocol was administered for the experimental group for a whole period of 4 weeks (1 session/week, 75mins per session).

Manual therapyPROCEDURE

5 sessions of Mulligan´s Mobilization with Movement and 4 sessions of strenght exercises

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 70 Years

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Inclusion Criteria: * Being 18-70 years of age. * History of shoulder pain of more than 3 months duration. * Presence of a painful arc * Medical diagnosis of shoulder pain with at least 2 positive impingement tests including Neer, Hawkins, or Jobe test Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of fibromyalgia. * Pregnancy. * A history of traumatic onset of shoulder pain. * Other histories of shoulder injury. * Torn tendons. * Ligamentous laxity based on a positive Sulcus and apprehension tests. * Numbness or tingling in the upper extremity. * Previous shoulder or cervical spine surgery. * Systemic illness. * Corticosteroid injection on the shoulder within 1 year of the study. * Physical therapy 6 months before the study.

Locations (1)

Eva

León, Spain, Spain

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Pain

Reduction in pain intensity using the Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI)

Time frame: Baseline and 5 weeks.

Disability

Improving functionality using the Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI)

Time frame: Baseline and five weeks.

Secondary Outcomes

kinesiophobia

Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia (TSK11)

Time frame: Baseline and 5 weeks.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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