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Title
Scapular-focused treatment in patients with shoulder impingement syndrome : a randomized clinical trial
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Abstract
The purpose of this clinical trial is to compare the effectiveness of a scapular-focused treatment with a control therapy in patients with shoulder impingement syndrome. Therefore, a randomized clinical trial with a blinded assessor was used in 22 patients with shoulder impingement syndrome. The primary outcome measures included self-reported shoulder disability and pain. Next, patients were evaluated regarding scapular positioning and shoulder muscle strength. The scapular-focused treatment included stretching and scapular motor control training. The control therapy included stretching, muscle friction, and eccentric rotator cuff training. Main outcome measures were the shoulder disability questionnaire, diagnostic tests for shoulder impingement syndrome, clinical tests for scapular positioning, shoulder pain (visual analog scale; VAS), and muscle strength. A large clinically important treatment effect in favor of scapular motor control training was found in self-reported disability (Cohens d = 0.93, p = 0.025), and a moderate to large clinically important improvement in pain during the Neer test, Hawkins test, and empty can test (Cohens d 0.76, 1.04, and 0.92, respectively). In addition, the experimental group demonstrated a moderate (Cohens d = 0.67) improvement in self-experienced pain at rest (VAS), whereas the control group did not change. The effects were maintained at three months follow-up.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Clinical rheumatology. - Brussels
Publication
Brussels : 2013
ISSN
0770-3198
DOI
10.1007/S10067-012-2093-2
Volume/pages
32 :1 (2013) , p. 73-85
ISI
000314272200011
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UAntwerpen
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Creation 27.03.2013
Last edited 23.01.2023
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