Effect of Spencer Muscle Energy Technique on pain and functional disability in cases of adhesive capsulitis of shoulder joint
Journal Title: International Archives of Integrated Medicine - Year 2016, Vol 3, Issue 8
Abstract
Background: Adhesive capsulitis is characterized by a painful, gradual loss of both active and passive glenohumeral motion resulting from progressive fibrosis and ultimate contracture of the glenohumeral joint capsule. Patients with Adhesive capsulitis have difficulties in everyday activities (dressing, grooming, and performing overhead reaching activities and so on for a period of several months to several years) and shoulder pain disturbing sleep at night on the affected side. Muscle energy technique helps in increasing shoulder range of motion. MET is unique in its application as the client provides the initial effort while the practitioner facilitates the process. One of the main uses of this method is to normalize joint range, rather than increase flexibility, and techniques can be used on any joints with restricted Range of Motion (ROM) identified during the passive assessment. So the study was done to evaluate the effect of MET on adhesive capsulitis. Aim: This study was designed to evaluate the effect of Spencer MET on Pain and Functional Disability in Adhesive Capsulitis of Shoulder joint. Materials and methods: An Interventional study was conducted at Out Patient Department of General Hospitals in Ahmedabad. The subjects were selected according to inclusion criteria. The Pre-training outcome of Pain (VAS) and SPADI was taken and then subjects were divided into two groups’ one case and other control. Group A: was given conventional treatment along with MET for adhesive capsulitis. Group B: not getting any additional training for adhesive capsulitis other than conventional treatment. The study was conducted for 6 months and treatment was given for 4 weeks 3 days a week and once a day. After 4 weeks post treatment outcome data were analysed for results. Results: Data was analysed using SPSS software version 20 and Microsoft Excel 2007. In case and control both pain (VAS), SPADI showed significant improvement (p; 0.05). But there was more significant improvement in case as compared to control group in SPADI but not in VAS. Conclusion: The Spencer MET is more effective increasing functional ability in patients with adhesive capsulitis as compared to conventional treatment.
Authors and Affiliations
Edrish Saifee Contractor, Dhara Santosh Agnihotri, Ronak Mukeshbhai Patel
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP487767
- DOI -
- Views 100
- Downloads 0
Total laparoscopic versus hysterectomy
Background: Total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) is now emerging as a safe procedure even in patients suitable for vaginal hysterectomy (VH) due to its advantages like better visualisation, less post-operative pain and...
A rare case report of acinic cell carcinoma in 22 years old female patient
Acinic cell carcinoma (ACC) is a low-grade malignant salivary neoplasm. In the head and neck region, the parotid gland is the predominant site of origin and women are usually more frequently diagnosed than men. ACCs cons...
Diagnostic efficacy of fine needle aspiration cytology in breast lesions
Background: Carcinoma of the breast is a leading cause of death in women and needs to be evaluated at an early stage. FNAC helps in rapid diagnosis of breast lesions and their management. Objective: To study the diagnost...
Efficacy of plasma knife assisted posterior capsulotomy versus manual primary posterior capsulorhexis in preventing visual axis opacification in pediatric cataract surgery: A randomized controlled trial
Background: Posterior capsule opacification (PCO) is the commonest complication of extracapsular catraract surgery in pediatric patients with an incidence as high as 95%. But there is inadequate evidence on appropriate...
Adenosquamous carcinoma of stomach: A rare entity - Case report
Primary gastric adenosquamous carcinomas are rare and constitute less than 0.5% of all gastric malignancies. They are common in males and seen in sixth decade of life. These tumors are composed of both adenocarcinoma and...