Effects of Tendon Neuroplastic Training on Pain, Range of Motion and Disability in Patients With Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy
Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
EFFECTS OF TENDON NEUROPLASTIC TRAINING ON PAIN, RANGE OF MOTION AND DISABILITY IN PATIENTS WITH ROTATOR CUFF TENDINOPATHY
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 65
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:
• Have a current shoulder complaint lasting at least three months prior to the time of enrollment
• Pain is located in the proximal lateral aspect of the upper arm (C5 dermatome)
• Positive Hawkins-Kennedy test
Locations
Other Locations
Pakistan
Riphah Rehabilitation clinic
RECRUITING
Lahore
Contact Information
Primary
Imran Amjad, Phd
imran.amjad@riphah.edu.pk
03324390125
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-04-15
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-01
Participants
Target number of participants: 38
Treatments
Experimental: Tendon neuroplastic training
Group A will be treated with tendon neuroplastic training. The exercise involved isolated abduction external rotation ,internal rotation and flexion paced to an external audio cue on the patients' smartphone The patient was to listen to the sound and track the movement of the metronome with his eyes, as pacing to these types of external cues has been shown to modulate conspiratorial excitability.The pace of the metronome was set to 6 beats per minute such that each beat was ten seconds apart. This allowed a ten second isometric, eccentric and concentric phase, in 30 seconds totally. Three sets of 10 repetitions of slow progressive exercises (eccentric, concentric and isometric respectively) of the wrist rotator cuff muscles at each treatment session were performed, with 1-min rest interval between each set.~The patient followed the supervised exercise programme 3 times a week for 6 weeks
Active_comparator: Conventional training
Group B will be treated with conventional therapy Participants will perform isometric contraction of the arm at 90° of elevation in the scapular plane. External and internal rotation, respectively) will be performed in the same positions of isometric strength assessment.Individuals will perform three sets, sustained for 32 s, at 70% of maximal voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC), resting for 80 seconds between sets.Resistance load will be determined according to maximal isometric strength of elevation and external and internal rotations measured during the pre-intervention assessment
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Sponsors
Leads: Riphah International University