Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of individualized physiotherapy in combination with rigid taping compared with individualized physiotherapy alone in patients with subacromial pain syndrome.
DESIGN: A prospective randomized trial with concealed allocation.
PATIENTS: A total of 140 patients between 18 and 65 years of age from primary physiotherapy settings.
METHODS: The intervention group received individualized physiotherapy and shoulder taping. The control group received individualized physiotherapy only. Primary outcomes were: pain intensit (numerical rating scale) and functioning (Simple Shoulder Test). Secondary outcomes were: global perceived effect and patient-specific complaints. Data were collected at baseline, and at 4, 12 and 26 weeks' follow-up.
RESULTS: During the 6-month follow-up period multilevel analysis showed a significant difference between groups favouring the control group on pain intensity (p = 0.02), but not on functioning. Regarding secondary outcomes, a significant difference between groups was found favouring the intervention group for global perceived effect (p = 0.02), but not for patient-specific complaints.
CONCLUSION: Rigid shoulder taping, as used in this study, cannot be recommended for improving physiotherapy outcomes in people with subacromial pain syndrome.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 347-353 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of rehabilitation medicine |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 6 Apr 2017 |
Keywords
- Journal Article
- Multilevel analysis
- Pain
- Physical therapy modalities
- Randomized controlled trial
- Shoulder impingement syndrome
