Effectiveness of Two Electrotherapy Techniques to Treat Subacromial Impingement Syndrome (TENSIC)
Subacromial Impingement Syndrome
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Subacromial Impingement Syndrome focused on measuring Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), Ultrasound, Interferential current therapy, Rehabilitation, Shoulder pain
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- The subjects for this study were recruited from a waiting list from patients with acute shoulder pain at the Almendrales Medicine and Physiotherapy Center (Madrid, Spain).
- To be included in the list they had to be older than 18 years and have had unilateral shoulder pain for more than 1 month.
- Potential participants were then examined by an independent specialist and the diagnosis of SIS was made according to the Hawkins and Jobe tests.
- The use of X-ray, ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging permitted objective diagnoses of shoulder impingement syndrome and the exclusion of patients with other shoulder pathologies.
Exclusion Criteria:
- The following participants were excluded from the investigation: individuals with rotator cuff tears or calcification; individuals with the presence of acute trauma; patients who were receiving treatment for their shoulder pain with another method; patients with previous surgery or intra-articular injections; individuals with contraindications against electrotherapy
Sites / Locations
- Health Center Almendrales
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Transcutaneous nerve stimulation
Interferential Currents
The group with transcutaneous nerve stimulation (TENS) received electrical stimulation for 15 sessions at a frequency of 80 Hz and with a pulse width of 150 ns. The group with TENS received electrical stimulation by using an approved electrotherapy device (Endomed 182, Enraf-nonius, Germany). The TENS was applied by using 4 surface electrodes (5x5 cm Prim-Trode, Spain) into two channels: supraspinatus fossa and the insertion of the rotator cuff (channel 1) and "V" deltoid " (channel 2).
The group with Interferential Currents (IC) received a base frequency of 4000 Hz by using the same approved electrotherapy device than the TENS group (Endomed 182, Enraf-nonius, Germany).