High Intensity Laser Therapy in the Treatment of Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain
Shoulder Pain, Hemiplegia, Arthralgia
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Shoulder Pain focused on measuring hemiplehic shoulder pain, rotator cuff tear, high intensity laser therapy, exercise, ultrasound
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with HSP aged 50-85 years with hemiplegia duration> 2 months, suffered a stroke resulting in unilateral hemiplegia for the first time
Exclusion Criteria:
- Cases who had inflammatory rheumatic disease, cervical radiculopathy, diabetes mellitus, thyroid disease, coronary heart disease, cardiac pace-maker, neurological disease, shoulder surgery, and shoulder injection in the last 3 months
Sites / Locations
- Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences UniversityRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
High intensity laser therapy + exercise
Exercise only
HILT will be applied to the patients five times a week for a period of three weeks and one session per day for a total of 15 sessions by a physical therapy technician who is experienced in using a laser device. (BTL-6000 high intensity laser 12 W, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England). The laser device generates a maximum power of 12 W and emits a wavelength of 1064 nm (Nd: YAG laser). In the HILT group, it will be used in the rotator cuff muscles area in two stages, Phase I and Phase II. For analgesic effect in phase I. Phase II will also be applied for the biostimulation effect. Exercise program was applied in five sessions a week for three weeks, with a total of 15 sessions a day.
Exercise program was applied in five sessions a week for three weeks, with a total of 15 sessions a day.