Tendinopathy is an inflammatory process that occurs in and around the tendon when both are affected by a certain injury. In the case of the supraspinatus muscle it is one of the most frequent causes of shoulder pain. To test the efficacy of laser treatment in reducing shoulder pain caused by supraspinatus muscle tendinopathy. A randomized controlled clinical trial (RCT) was carried out in which a physiotherapy intervention was performed using therapeutic laser for three months, to observe the influence on the pain generated by supraspinatus muscle tendinopathy in the shoulder.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
40
A placebo treatment is carried out on the shoulder, simulating the application of the laser.
Therapeutic laser treatment is performed on the shoulder.
Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca
Salamanca, Spain
Pain
measured using the VAS scale, where 0 is the least possible pain and 10 is the greatest possible pain
Time frame: 3 months
Range of motion
Shoulder mobility in the joint ranges of flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, and external and internal rotation. Measurement in degrees using a goniometer.
Time frame: 3 months
Patient quality of life
DASH questionnaire The score ranges from 0, which is equivalent to having no disability, to a maximum of 100, which is equivalent to having a very severe functional limitation.
Time frame: 3 months
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