For patients with shoulder pain, ischmic compression therapy and low level laser therapy are effective for pain relief and

The effects of ischemic compression and low level laser therapy applied to the trigger points of the infraspinatus muscle on shoulder pain and functions

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0004576

Enrollment

Registered

2019-12-20

Start date

2017-07-31

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-14

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Others(Physical therapy) : ischemic compression : where blockage of blood in an area of the body is deliberately made, so that a resurgence of local blood flow will occur upon release. low level lase

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The inclusion criteria were patients 20–50 years of age who had non-traumatic shoulder pain for at least six months, had a Korea version of the Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (K-DASH) score of 15 or higher, had trigger points in the infraspinatus muscle, and had both shoulder pain and reduced range of motion (ROM).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: The exclusion criteria were history of shoulder surgery or severe shoulder trauma, referred pain in the shoulder due to a heart disease, mental disease, radiculopathy, or neuropathy.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
a Korea version of the Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand questionnaire	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
pressure-pain threshold;shoulder joint of range of motion(flexion, abduction);Visual Analogue Scale;strength of rotator cuff	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactPark geon

Sahmyook University

Outcome results