Chronic rotator cuff tendinitis Musculoskeletal Diseases Shoulder lesions
Conditions
Interventions
After informed consent, patients will be randomised to one of three groups.
1. Traditional needle acupuncture
2. Laser acupuncture
3. Sham laser acupuncture
On the same day, these patients will have
Sponsors
Ancaster Sports Medicine Clinc (Canada)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age 18-70 2. Shoulder pain with abduction and aggravated by resistance testing (abduction, internal rotation, or external rotation) 3. Duration of pain = 3 months 4. Willingness to travel to treatment centres and to be available for repeated follow-up phone calls
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Receiving other modality of treatment aside from analgesics or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) 2. Patients who have contraindication to NSAIDs such as ulcers or gastroesophageal bleeding 3. Unsettling legal or worker compensation claims
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Physical function and pain status, assessed by the Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI) at baseline, 10 weeks (end of intervention) and 1 month post-intervention. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Amount of analgesics consumed, assessed by Oxford analgesic chart at baseline, 10 weeks (end of intervention) and 1 month post-intervention. | — |
Countries
Canada, United States of America
Outcome results
None listed