chronic shoulder pain
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: shoulder pain for more than three months; age above 18 years; patients on the waiting list for physical therapy treatment of shoulder painful conditions in the city of Ribeirão Preto.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: systemic diseases; inflammatory diseases; uncontrolled hypertension, frozen shoulder; joint instability; malignancy; shoulder surgery in the last six months; people unable to perform self-care; people unable toanswer the questionnaires.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| decrease pain and improved shoulder function checked by the reduction score in the questionnaire Shoulder Pain and Disability Index , based on the statement of a variation of at least 5% in pre and post intervention measurements | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| decrease intensity of pain assessed by Visual Numerical Scale, decrease of intake drug frequency note rated by the participants, both based on the statement of a variation of at least 5% in pre and post intervention measurements | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Universidade de São Paulo;Universidade de São Paulo