NCT00764764

Study of the Effect of Neck Treatment on Shoulder Impingement

Shoulder Impingement: A By-Product of Cervical Spine Dysfunction?

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: Phase 1
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (estimated)
• Sponsor: CAMC Health System · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 40 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this pilot study is to conduct research to determine the most effective physical therapy treatment for a condition called shoulder impingement. This condition occurs when tissue in the shoulder is caught between the humerus (arm bone) and the scapula (shoulder blade). This causes pain when one tries to reach overhead or behind the back. Two treatment methods will be used in the study. The first method uses the traditional treatments of hands-on shoulder stretching, shoulder exercise, posture, and education. The second method will use the traditional methods of shoulder treatment in addition to treatment of the cervical spine. It is hypothesized that a group of patients between 40 and 70 years of age with signs and symptoms of shoulder impingement who receive physical therapy to the cervical spine and shoulder will report a higher level of functioning, will report less pain, and will gain more range of motion than a group of patients receiving physical therapy solely to the shoulder.

Conditions

• Shoulder Impingement
• Shoulder Pain
• Rotator Cuff Tendinitis
• Cervical Degenerative Joint Disease

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	shoulder treatment	shoulder exercise, joint mobilization, home program, posture
PROCEDURE	Shoulder AND cervical treatment	Cervical and shoulder joint mobilization, exercise, posture, and home program

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-05-01
• Primary completion: 2008-05-01
• First posted: 2008-10-02
• Last updated: 2016-10-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States