NCT00679887

Chronic Shoulder Pain Treated by Pressures With the Thumbs on the Trigger Points

Chronic Shoulder Pain of Myofascial Origin,a Randomised Clinical Trial Using Ischemic Compression Therapy.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1 / Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 59 (actual)
• Sponsor: Guy Hains Chiropractor · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 30 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to find the efficacy of treating the trigger points located around the shoulder in patients suffering from chronic shoulder pain.

Detailed description

Chronic shoulder pain is a common condition which should be treated by surgery only wen conservative approaches have been tried. in the present trial the authors intend to find the effectiveness of treating the triggers points located in muscles, ligaments and tendons surrounding the shoulderin patients suffering from chronic shoulder pain. The technique used in this trial is ischemic compression(thumb tip pressure) on the trigger points

Conditions

• Shoulder Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	ischemic compression	Active Comparator, ischemic compression, 3 times a week,5 weeks

Timeline

• Start date: 2003-09-01
• Primary completion: 2006-12-01
• Completion: 2006-12-01
• First posted: 2008-05-19
• Last updated: 2008-05-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada