The Effects of Manual Therapy and Scapular Exercise for the Pectoralis Minor in Individuals With Shoulder Pain
Shoulder Pain, Shoulder Impingement, Scapular Dyskinesis
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Shoulder Pain focused on measuring pectoralis minor length, pectoralis minor index, scapular kinematic
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria(patients with shoulder pain) :
- the patients with shoulder pain from 20 - 60 years old
- Active arm elevation close to 150 degrees
- Shoulder pain at least 3 months
Inclusion Criteria (healthy people) :
- the people from 20 - 40 years old
- no any symptoms or injuries on shoulder one year ago
Exclusion Criteria:
- Adhesive capsulitis
- Pathologies of cervical origin
- History of acute trauma, previous surgery, or fracture in the affected shoulder
- Corticoid injection in the last 3 months
- Platelet Rich Plasma injection in the last 1 year
- Other manual and exercise physical therapy in the last 6 weeks
- Anyone suffering from neurological diseases and nerve damage
- Vulnerable subjects
Sites / Locations
- National Yang-Ming University
- Cheng Hsin General Hospital
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Experimental
Active Comparator
No Intervention
pectoralis minor intervention group
shoulder strengthening group
Healthy subject group
The participants in pectoralis minor group will received manual therapy for pectoralis minor by investigators, the technique including stretch and soft tissue mobilization. The participants asked to perform the scapular control exercise and shoulder strength exercise. Participants will be correct scapular resting position and then do elevation in scapular plane.Four exercises for shoulder strength will do shoulder flexion, abduction, internal and external rotation with thera-band.
The participants in the scapular strengthening group will be asked to do four exercises for shoulder strength, including shoulder flexion, abduction, internal and external rotation with thera-band.
Healthy participants will be recruited. No Intervention will be provided. The correlation between measures of pectoralis minor length and scapular kinematics will be assessed. Measurement will be the same as pectoralis minor intervention group and shoulder strengthening group