Functional Massage of Teres Major Muscle

Effectiveness of Functional Massage of the Teres Major Muscle in Patients With Subacromial Impingement Syndrome. A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02374073

Enrollment

Registered

2015-02-27

Start date

2014-01-31

Completion date

2014-03-31

Last updated

2015-02-27

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Conditions

Subacromial Impingement Syndrome, Trigger Points

Brief summary

Purpose: Subacromial impingement syndrome is the most common shoulder condition. Myofascial trigger points in teres major muscle can be associated with this syndrome. The investigators objective is to find out if adding manual therapy specifically for teres major trigger points can produce better results in these patients. Method: A randomized controlled pilot study was carried out. Fifty people were randomly assigned to one of two groups: intervention group or control group. Both groups received a protocolized physical therapy treatment while the intervention group additionally received manual therapy for teres major trigger points.

Interventions

OTHERFunctional Massage

The functional massage is a manual therapy technique, indicated in cases of painful muscle tightness that combines a rhythmical and non painful passive joint mobilization in the direction of muscle stretching together with compression/decompression of the muscle to be treated.

OTHERProtocolized physiotherapy

therapeutic exercises, analgesic electrotherapy and cryotherapy

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Age 18 years and over * Clinical diagnosis of Subacromial Impingement Syndrome. * Detectable trigger points in teres major muscle. * Sign informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

* Presence of wounds or cutaneous alterations in the shoulder region * Previous surgery in the shoulder * Presence of acute inflammatory process in the shoulder (\< 7 days), * Being involved in litigation or compensation processes * Not having a domain of the language that could make the informed consent not understandable.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change in Pain Intensity (visual analogue scale)	Change from baseline to 3 weeks	Using a Visual analogue scale

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change in Function (Abbreviated Constant-Murley score)	Change from baseline to 3 weeks	Using the Abbreviated Constant-Murley score
Change in Active Range of Motion	Change from baseline to 3 weeks	Flexion, extension, abduction, external rotation and internal rotation

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026