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Brief summary
To investigate whether myofascial trigger point therapy combined with corticosteroid injection is more effective than myofascial trigger point therapy or corticosteroid injection alone on pain, pressure pain sensitivity, shoulder range of motion, shoulder function, and shoulder motor control ability in patients with SIS
Interventions
1. The trigger point therapy group will receive one session of myofascial trigger point therapy by an experienced physiotherapist. Treatment process will be repeated 3 times on each active/latent trigger point in seven following muscles: upper trapezius, levator scapulae, rhomboids, pectoralis minors, supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minors. Pressure on each trigger point will be maintained for 30-60 seconds (<1 minute), The whole treatment lasts between 20 and 30 minutes. These procedures are performed only once. 2. The ultrasonographic (US)-guided subacromial injection group will receive corticosteroid injection into the subacromial bursa (Triamcinolone 1 ml of 10mg/1mL with 1% lidocaine is injected) by a physiatrist. This injection is performed only once. 3. The combined treatment group will receive myofascial trigger point therapy and corticosteroid injection (Triamcinolone 1 ml of 10mg/1mL with 1% lidocaine) into the subacromial bursa. The injection administered immediately before myofascial trigger point therapy. These procedures/injection are performed only once. 4. Since only one treatment is administered, fidelity issue is not applicable.
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Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
1. Aged 20-65 patients with chronic unilateral nontraumatic shoulder pain 2. Meet at least 1 following 3 clinical diagnostic test: Neer tests (pain during passive abduction) / Hawkins test / painful arc sign 3. Numerical pain rating scale (NRS): >3/10 points during shoulder movement 4. Diagnosis of SIS by physiatrists
Exclusion criteria
1. History of shoulder fractures or dislocation 2. Cervical radiculopathy 3. Previous interventions with steroid injections in past three months 4. Previous history of shoulder surgery 5. Systemic diseases (rheumatoid arthritis, Reiter’s syndrome, diabetes 6. Neurological diseases or other severe medical or psychiatric disorders 7. Frozen shoulder 8. Full-thickness rotator cuff tear