Effects of Exercise or Taping on Pain, Function, Range of Motion, Strength and Kyphosis in Subacromial Pain Syndrome

Sevtap Günay

Status: Completed

Conditions: Shoulder Pain; Exercise Addiction; Subacromial Impingement Syndrome

Treatments: Other: Shoulder exercises + Thoracic extension exercise; Other: Shoulder exercises + Thoracic kinesio taping; Other: Shoulder exercises

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06777121

KatipCelebiUniversity

Details and patient eligibility

About

Participants with subacromial pain syndrome underwent shoulder exercises. In addition to the exercises, group A received thoracic extension exercise and group B received kinesio taping. All exercises were performed five days per week for three weeks. Thoracic extension exercise was performed once a week and remained in place for 5 days. Evaluations were performed one to three days before and one to three days after the three-week exercise program.

Full description

Seventy-five adults with subacromial pain syndrome were randomized into three groups. Group A and Group B received thoracal extension exersice and thoracal kinesiotaping in addition to shoulder exercise, respectively, while Group C received only shoulder exercise. All exercises were performed five days a week for three weeks. Thoracal extension exercise was applied once a week and remained in place for 5 days. Assessments were conducted one to three days before and one to three days after the three-week exercise program. Shoulder pain intensity, pressure pain threshold (PPT) of the upper trapezius and pectoralis major, self-reported function and health status, active range of motion (AROM), and isometric strength of the shoulder were assessed.

Enrollment: 75 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Having shoulder pain for at least 6 weeks
• Aggravation of shoulder pain with resisted shoulder movements

Exclusion criteria

• Those with full-thickness rotator cuff rupture
• Those who have had previous shoulder surgery
• Those who have had cervical or thoracic spine surgery
• Those with a history of inflammatory disease or cancer

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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75 participants in 3 patient groups

Group A

Active Comparator group

Description:

In addition to shoulder exercises, thoracic extension exercises were performed.

Treatment:

Other: Shoulder exercises + Thoracic extension exercise

Group B

Active Comparator group

Description:

In addition to shoulder exercises, kinesio taping was applied.

Treatment:

Other: Shoulder exercises + Thoracic kinesio taping

Group C

Active Comparator group

Description:

Only shoulder exercises were performed.

Treatment:

Other: Shoulder exercises