Massage in Treating Painful Shoulder

Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences

Status: Completed

Conditions: Frozen Shoulder; Pain; Shoulder Pain Syndrome

Treatments: Other: massage

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01307826

27022011KASS

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to compare classical massage and massage based on the tensegrity rule in treating people with painful shoulder.

Full description

The joint system of the shoulder girdle is exposed to frequent overloading, which can cause painful shoulder. The therapeutic methods applied in the treatment of painful shoulder syndrome include among others oral pharmacotherapy, joint injections, kinesitherapy, ultrasound, electrotherapy, laser. Manual therapy, chiropractic and surgery could also be used. Attempts have also been made to apply classical massage in treating painful shoulder, although it is not often used due to its low effectiveness.This study compares classical massage and massage based on the tensegrity rule which is not commonly known.

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• painful shoulder syndrome

Exclusion criteria

• acute pain
• previous bones fracture
• bone relocations in the area of the shoulder girdle
• neck spondylosis
• hemiparesis
• rheumatoid arthritis
• any neurological symptoms

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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0 participants in 2 patient groups

tensegrity massage

Experimental group

Description:

In this group of patients massage sessions based on the tensegrity method were applied.

Treatment:

Other: massage

Other: massage

classical massage

Active Comparator group

Description:

In this group of patients 10 classical massage sessions were applied

Treatment:

Other: massage

Other: massage