Rigid shoulder taping with physiotherapy in patients with subacromial pain syndrome: A randomized controlled trial
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https://doi.org/10.2340/16501977-2214Keywords:
shoulder impingement syndrome, physical therapy modalities, randomized controlled trial, multilevel analysis, pain.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.Downloads
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