Electro-massage in Subjects With Subacromial Pain Syndrome
Subacromial Pain Syndrome
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About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Subacromial Pain Syndrome
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- patients having undergone acromioplasty surgery in the three months prior to the first day of Physiotherapy treatment
Exclusion Criteria:
- Value equal to or less than 45 in Personal Psychological Apprehension Scale, showing any absolute contraindication for Physiotherapy or Electrotherapy treatment, fear or apprehension for Electrotherapy application, not signing informed consent, showing alterations in local level sensitivity (cervical-scapulohumeral complex), showing bone fracture associated with SCS, having been applied local infiltration with corticoids following surgery and having started Physiotherapy treatment before signing informed consent.
Sites / Locations
- Department of Physiotherapy. Faculty of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Podiatry
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Electromassage
Conservatory Treatment
Electromassage and conservatory treatment. All subjects will be received a conservatory treatment (1h and 40 min) and electro-massage (10min). The protocol will consist of six sessions, twice a week for three weeks. The duration will be 1 hour and 40 min for the conservatory treatment and 10 min for the electro-massage.
The control protocol will combine: (a) thermotherapy with infrared application; (b) active, self-assisted and isometric shoulder exercises, including Codman's pendulum exercises; (c) manual therapy, always in a pain-free range of movement; and (d) ultrasound in pulsatile mode over the acromium and scapulohumeral area.