The Effectiveness of Manual Therapy in Supraspinatus Tendinopathy
Introduction
Supraspinatus tendonitis is an inflammation of the tendon that is located on the supraspinatus muscle; this muscle helps with shoulder abduction and it stabilizes the humerus. The U.S. National Library of Medicine published a scientific article which assesses how effective manual therapeutics are in the treatment of patients with supraspinatus tendinopathy. It contains a total of 77 subjects with an age range of 30-55 years old with supraspinatus tendinopathy and they are assigned at random into three groups. The first group is assigned with an administered exercise program with glenohumoral exercises and group two is assigned with a “supervised exercise program combined with joint and soft tissue mobilization” (Senbursa, n.d). On the other hand, group three is assigned to a rehabilitation program that will be done at home. All the groups had rehabilitation for 12 weeks and were evaluated at the fourth and twelfth week of the experiment process.
Materials and Methods Seventy-seven patients from the ages of 30-55 were evaluated with an optical analogue scale for pain while the range of movement was measured with a goniometer. In addition, strength in shoulder flexion, abduction, and internal and external rotation was measured with a manual muscle test. …show more content…
After the treatment, all three of the groups experienced a momentous reduction in pain and an upsurge in shoulder muscle strength and function by both the fourth and twelfth weeks of treatment. Although there was no significant difference between the groups in terms of function, Group 2 had the highest recovery rate and showed more improvement in functionality. This was the same group where the patients participated in a supervised exercise program with a physical therapist combined with joint and soft tissue
Introduction
Supraspinatus tendonitis is an inflammation of the tendon that is located on the supraspinatus muscle; this muscle helps with shoulder abduction and it stabilizes the humerus. The U.S. National Library of Medicine published a scientific article which assesses how effective manual therapeutics are in the treatment of patients with supraspinatus tendinopathy. It contains a total of 77 subjects with an age range of 30-55 years old with supraspinatus tendinopathy and they are assigned at random into three groups. The first group is assigned with an administered exercise program with glenohumoral exercises and group two is assigned with a “supervised exercise program combined with joint and soft tissue mobilization” (Senbursa, n.d). On the other hand, group three is assigned to a rehabilitation program that will be done at home. All the groups had rehabilitation for 12 weeks and were evaluated at the fourth and twelfth week of the experiment process.
Materials and Methods Seventy-seven patients from the ages of 30-55 were evaluated with an optical analogue scale for pain while the range of movement was measured with a goniometer. In addition, strength in shoulder flexion, abduction, and internal and external rotation was measured with a manual muscle test. …show more content…
After the treatment, all three of the groups experienced a momentous reduction in pain and an upsurge in shoulder muscle strength and function by both the fourth and twelfth weeks of treatment. Although there was no significant difference between the groups in terms of function, Group 2 had the highest recovery rate and showed more improvement in functionality. This was the same group where the patients participated in a supervised exercise program with a physical therapist combined with joint and soft tissue