shoulder impingement syndrome. Impingement syndrome of shoulder
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: dry needling. Intervention 2: Intervention group: dry needling with intramuscular electrical stimulation.
Sponsors
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 50 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: patients with shoulder impingement syndrome who have 3 positive tests among neer, hawkins kennedy, jobe,external rotation resistance, painful arc age between 18 to 50 presence of active trigger points in upper trapezius and infraspinatus muscles moderate pain intensity of 3 baised on VAS
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: any postural disorders like scoliosis ect frozen shoulder any other musculoskeletal disease like myopathy, neck and shoulder surgery etc neurological disease malignancy absolute and relative contraindication use of dry needling for women being on period time
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Intensity of pain. Timepoint: before the intervention, immediately after the intervention, one week after treatment. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale.;Active shoulder range of motion. Timepoint: before the intervention, immediately after the intervention, one week after treatment. Method of measurement: Goniometery.;Pain pressure threshold. Timepoint: before the intervention, immediately after the intervention, one week after treatment. Method of measurement: digital Algometer. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Disability of the arm, shoulder and hand. Timepoint: before the treatment, one week after treatment. Method of measurement: persian version of Disability of the Arm, Shoulder,Hand. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactSayena Vahidimanesh
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed