Rotator cuff tendinopathy shoulder tendon disease
Conditions
Interventions
Subjects of the exercise eccentric training program group will perform
eccentric home exercises twice a day, 7 days a week, for 12 weeks. The control
group will continue their usual care at the phys
Sponsors
Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - 1. Painful arc of movement during flexion or abduction* - 2. Positive Neer or Kennedy- Hawkins impingement signs* - 3. Pain on resisted lateral rotation, abduction or Jobe test* - 4. Suffering from SIS with an episode of at least three months and less than one year - 5. Male or female with an age between 18 and 60 years old * Subjects will be included in study if they have at least one positive finding of these categories
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: . Frozen shoulder - 2. Habitual shoulder luxation in the previous 2 years - 3. (History of) shoulder fracture - 4. Previous shoulder surgery - 5. Cervical radiculopathy - 6. Inflammatory rheumatic diseases - 7. Other musculoskeletal problems of an upper limb - 8. Bilateral SIS - 9. Unable to complete (Dutch) questionnaires
Design outcomes
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The following secondary outcomes will be used: - Constant -score, to assess shoulder function - 2. Shoulder pain questionnaire, to assess the amount of shoulder pain - 3. Compliance - 4. Illness perception - 5. Satisfaction At the intake (T0), after 6 (T1) and after 12 weeks (T2) the shoulder function will be assessed with questionnaires and shoulder function tests. Outcomes of both groups (eccentric strengthening training and usual care) will be compared to assess the effect of the eccentric strengthening training program. | — |
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Main outcome of the study is rcovery, assessed with the Shoulder Disability Questionnaire. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed