Blood Flow Restriction Training Versus Standard Physical Therapy After Shoulder Stabilization Surgery
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation, Recurrent Shoulder Dislocation, Shoulder Subluxation
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Anterior Shoulder Dislocation
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- enrolled in the US Military Academy as a Cadet?
- between the age of 17 to 30 years?
- USMA cadet who was diagnosed with unilateral or multi-directional instability who underwent primary or revised surgery as well as open and arthroscopic shoulder stabilization surgery procedures at KACH.
- near 6 weeks post-operative at start and will be cleared to begin strengthening exercises at that time
Exclusion Criteria:
- Have not had a rotator cuff surgery with the current surgical repair?
- Have not had a humeral neck or shaft fracture?
- Had not had a history of head, neck, or shoulder procedures requiring general anesthesia within 6 weeks from surgery
- Have not had a history of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) within the 12 months from your surgical date
- Not currently pregnant
- Don't have a history of upper quadrant lymph node dissection, endothelial dysfunction
- Don't have an active infection or are you currently diagnosed and fighting cancer
- Don't bruise easily and/or have a bleeding disorder
Sites / Locations
- Keller Army Community Hospital - ARVINRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
BFR group with standard therapy
standard therapy group
Participants will be randomized into their assigned group of receiving standard therapy with BFR by a blinded therapist within the study. Participants will then visit the clinic for study testing at six weeks, 12 weeks, and six months after their surgery. During each of these visits, they will be asked to complete a survey, and then their shoulder strength and flexibility will be measured. Each study visit will last approximately 30 minutes. Participants will also attend 12-18 shoulder rehabilitation sessions in the clinic over six weeks from the six week to 12 week mark (about two to three sessions per week). Each rehabilitation session will last approximately 30 minutes and consist of Blood Flow Restriction Training with the standard rehabilitation exercises. Between the 12-week follow-up and 6-month follow-up, participants will receive standard post-surgical rehabilitation for their specific shoulder surgery without Blood Flow Restriction training.
Participants will be randomized into their assigned group of receiving standard therapy without BFR by a blinded therapist within the study using a computer generated randomization formula Participants will then visit the clinic for study testing at six weeks, 12 weeks, and six months after their surgery. During each of these visits, they will be asked to complete a survey, and then their shoulder strength and flexibility will be measured. Each study visit will last approximately 30 minutes. Participants will also attend 12-18 shoulder rehabilitation sessions in the clinic over six weeks from the six week to 12 week mark (about two to three sessions per week). Each rehabilitation session will last approximately 30 minutes and consist of standard rehabilitation exercises without BFR. Between the 12-week follow-up and 6-month follow-up, participants will receive standard post-surgical rehabilitation for their specific shoulder surgery without Blood Flow Restriction training.