Massage Effect
Conditions
Keywords
stiff shoulder, massage, muscle stiffness
Brief summary
The investigators investigated the effect and predictors of effectiveness of massage in the treatment of patients with posterior shoulder stiffness. This is a randomized controlled trial study- massage and control (hand touch) two times a week for 4 weeks. A total of 60 patients with posterior shoulder tightness were randomized into 2 groups; 52 of them completed this study (29 for the massage and 23 for the control). Patient sex, age, body mass index, glenohumeral internal rotation range of motion (ROM), duration of symptom, functional status, and muscle stiffness were recorded. Additionally, for the massage group, patients with glenohumeral internal rotation improvement of 20 degrees after massage were considered responsive, and the others were considered nonresponsive. The influences of the aftermentioned factors on the effectiveness of massage were analyzed by multivariate logistric regression. The overall mean internal rotation ROM increased significantly after massage (from 31.9° to 54.9°; P \< 0.001) compared to the control (from 28.7° to 34.9°; P \> 0.05). There were 22 patients in the responsive group and 7 in the nonresponsive group. Among the factors, duration of symptoms, FLEX-SF score, and posterior deltoid stiffness were significant predictors of effectiveness of massage. Massage was an effective treatment for subjects with posterior shoulder stiffness, but was less effective in patients with longer duration of symptoms, higher functional limitation, and less posterior deltoid stiffness.
Interventions
OTHERmassage
For the massage group, a physical therapist with 8 years of clinical experience in manual therapy provided the massage on the posterior deltoid, infraspinatus, and teres minor of the involved shoulder for 18 minutes \[about 6 minutes for each muscle and order was random\] two times a week for 4 weeks. The techniques of massage included petrissage for 3 minutes and rolling for 3 minutes of soft tissues
Sponsors
National Taiwan University Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
1. a limited ROM of internal rotation (internal rotation ROM \< 20% to the sound side), and 2. pain and stiffness in the shoulder region for at least 3 months.
Exclusion criteria
1. surgery on the particular shoulder, 2. rheumatoid arthritis, 3. stroke with residual shoulder involvement, 4. fracture of the shoulder complex, 5. rotator cuff deficiency, and 6. resting pain, intolerable pain, or muscle spasm during active and/or passive motion.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Range of Motion | pre and post-massage |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| muscle stiffness | pre and post-massage |
| functional disability | pre and post-massage |
Countries
Taiwan
Outcome results
None listed