A pilot trial to study the effectiveness of an exercise programme in the treatment of rotator cuff tendinopathy
Journal Title: Biology of Exercise - Year 2014, Vol 10, Issue 2
Abstract
the aim of this pilot trial was to study the effectiveness of an exercise programme in the treatment of chronic rotator cuff tendinopathy. patients were allocated to two groups by sequential allocation. the patients in group a (n=10) received an exercise programme consisted of slow progressive isotonic, including eccentric, strengthening exercises and static stretching exercises. the exercise programme was given daily (apart from weekends) for 4 weeks. the patients in the group B (placebo group, n=10) received placebo tablets (unmarked vitamin C) twice daily for four weeks. patients’ pain was evaluated using a visual analogue scale (VaS) at the end of the four-week course of treatment (week 4) and three months after the end of treatment (week 16). Differences between groups were determined using the independent t test. the difference within groups between baseline and end of treatment was analysed with a paired t test. at the end of treatment there was a decline in visual analogue scale of about 7 units in the exercise programme group compared with baseline (p<0.0005,paired t test). there were significant differences in the magnitude of reduction between the groups at the end of treatment and at the three month follow up (p >0.0005, independent t test) in favour of the exercise programme group. although the pain reduced in patients with shoulder tendinopathy at the end of the treatment using an exercise programme, future controlled studies are needed to establish the effectiveness of an exercise programme in the treatment of rotator cuff tendinopthy.
Authors and Affiliations
StaSInOpOulOS DImItrIOS| European University of Cyprus Dep. of Health Sciences, School of Sciences, StaSInOpOulOS IOannIS mD| Retired rheumatologist, StaSInOpOulOu KallIOpI, mD| Sahlgrenska, Gothenburg
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- DOI http:doi.org/10.4127/jbe.2014.0079
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