Ultrasound Versus Kinesiotaping in Shoulder Impingement Syndrome

Launched by CAIRO UNIVERSITY · Mar 9, 2023

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ClinConnect Summary

Shoulder pain is a common presenting complaint from patients of all ages in daily clinical practice, affecting approximately one-third of individuals during their lifetime. Such pain may lead to the impairment of shoulder joint function and to severe reduction in quality of life. Shoulder impingement syndrome.

Ultrasound (US) is a physical therapy agent that is frequently used as an adjunctive treatment for shoulder pain. US has thermal and biophysical ffects which provide analgesia increases nutrition and increases blood circulation.

Kinesio taping method (KT), has been widely used also ...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion criteria:
• • 1. Patients with shoulder impingement syndrome from both genders their age will be ranged and divided into three groups from 20-50 years.
• • 2. History of shoulder pain for one month.
• • 3. Positive Neer's impingement test and Hawkin's kiennedy test.
• • 4. Provocation of pain above 60 degrees of flexion and abduction.
• Exclusion criteria:
• • 1. History of Shoulder girdle fracture, dislocation and surgery
• • 2. Diagnosed with frozen shoulder or rotator cuff tear
• • 3. History of cervicobrachial pain
• • 4. Any neuromuscular pain in upper limb and use of corticosteroids or pain subsiding medication