Effects of Mulligan's Technique in Subjects With Shoulder Impingement Syndrome

The Effects of Mulligan's Technique on Range of Movement, Pressure Pain Threshold, Muscle Strength, and Functionality in Subjects With Shoulder Impingement Syndrome

Participants will be initially assessed for their suitability for inclusion in the study and will undergo a physical screening of the affected shoulder and cervical spine by an experienced physiotherapist. After, participants will be attended 72 hours after data recording of the baseline measures (range of motion with a goniometer, pressure pain threshold with a algometer, and peak force with a dynamometer) for four sessions per week with 24 hours of interval between sessions. At each experimental week session, each participant will receive one of the two treatment conditions (MWM or sham) and then will repeats the assessment. In the following week, there will be a crossover condition of each individual and 24 hours after the last treatment session, the examiner will do the last assessment.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Mobilization with Movement (MWM) condition/ Sham condition; Other: Sham condition/ Mobilization with Movement (MWM) condition

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 27
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Brazil
  • São Paulo
    • São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil, CEP 13565-905
      • UFSCar

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• history of shoulder pain of >1-week duration, localized at the proximal anterolateral shoulder region consistent to Shoulder Impingement Syndrome (SIS);
• at least 1 positive impingement test (Jobe's test, Neer's test, Hawkins-Kennedy's Test) associated with painful range of motion during arm elevation; or pain during external rotation with the arm in 90 degrees of elevation in the coronal plane.

Exclusion Criteria:

• fibromyalgia (based on self-report),pregnancy, a history of onset of symptoms because of traumatic injury, other histories of shoulder injury, torn tendons, ligamentous laxity based on positive Sulcus test and apprehension test, numbness or tingling in the upper extremity, previous shoulder or neck surgery, systemic illnesses, body mass index > 28kg/m2, corticosteroid injection 3 months before evaluation, physical therapy 3 months before evaluation.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Group 1 - MWM condition/Sham condition; Subjects will receive treatment for 4 times with Mulligan's Mobilization with Movement (MWM) condition, and after 72 hrs, will be treated 4 times with the sham condition.	Other: Mobilization with Movement (MWM) condition/ Sham condition; The treatment condition consists in the application of a posterolateral glide (MWM) in the affected shoulder. Subjects will be seated and the therapist will stay beside the participants on the opposite side to the affected shoulder. One hand will be placed over the scapula posteriorly while the thenar eminence of the other hand will be placed over the humerus head anterior aspect. A posterior glide will be applied to the humeral head. Three sets of 10 repetitions will be applied with a 30 seconds rest interval between each set. Sham condition will replicate treatment condition except for the hand positioning. The therapist will place one hand along the clavicle and the other on the humeral head posterior aspect of the affected shoulder. A simulated anterior glide will be performed.; Other: Sham condition/ Mobilization with Movement (MWM) condition; The Sham condition consists in the application of a simulated anterior glide in the affected shoulder. Subjects will be seated and the therapist will stay beside the participants on the opposite side to the affected shoulder. The therapist will place one hand along the clavicle and the other on the humeral head posterior aspect of the affected shoulder. A simulated anterior glide will be performed. Three sets of 10 repetitions will be applied with a 30 seconds rest interval between each set. The treatment condition will replicate treatment condition except for the hand positioning. The therapist will place one hand over the scapula posteriorly while the thenar eminence of the other hand will be placed over the anterior humerus head. A posterior glide will be applied to the humeral head.
Experimental: Group 2 - Sham condition/MWM condition; Subjects will receive treatment for 4 times with sham condition, and after 72 hrs, will be treated 4 times with the Mulligan's Mobilization with Movement (MWM) condition.	Other: Mobilization with Movement (MWM) condition/ Sham condition; The treatment condition consists in the application of a posterolateral glide (MWM) in the affected shoulder. Subjects will be seated and the therapist will stay beside the participants on the opposite side to the affected shoulder. One hand will be placed over the scapula posteriorly while the thenar eminence of the other hand will be placed over the humerus head anterior aspect. A posterior glide will be applied to the humeral head. Three sets of 10 repetitions will be applied with a 30 seconds rest interval between each set. Sham condition will replicate treatment condition except for the hand positioning. The therapist will place one hand along the clavicle and the other on the humeral head posterior aspect of the affected shoulder. A simulated anterior glide will be performed.; Other: Sham condition/ Mobilization with Movement (MWM) condition; The Sham condition consists in the application of a simulated anterior glide in the affected shoulder. Subjects will be seated and the therapist will stay beside the participants on the opposite side to the affected shoulder. The therapist will place one hand along the clavicle and the other on the humeral head posterior aspect of the affected shoulder. A simulated anterior glide will be performed. Three sets of 10 repetitions will be applied with a 30 seconds rest interval between each set. The treatment condition will replicate treatment condition except for the hand positioning. The therapist will place one hand over the scapula posteriorly while the thenar eminence of the other hand will be placed over the anterior humerus head. A posterior glide will be applied to the humeral head.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Pressure Pain Threshold	The pressure pain threshold will be assessed with a algometer and the unit of measure is the kilogram per square centimeter.	72 hours before the treatment starts, 24 hours after the last MWM or Shaw treatment, and 24 hours after the last treatment.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Range of Motion	The range of motion will be assessed with a goniometer and the unit of measure is the degree	72 hours before the treatment starts, 24 hours after the last MWM or Shaw treatment, and 24 hours after the last treatment.
Peak Force	The Peak Force will be assessed with a handheld dynamometer and the unit of measure is the kilogram.	72 hours before the treatment starts, 24 hours after the last MWM or Shaw treatment, and 24 hours after the last treatment.

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos
• Collaborators: Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior.
• Investigators: Study Director: Francisco Alburquerque-Sendín, Professor, Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos; Study Chair: Tania Salvini, Professor, Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: April 1, 2015
• Primary Completion (Actual): December 1, 2015
• Study Completion (Actual): December 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: April 30, 2015
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 1, 2015
• First Posted (Estimate): June 4, 2015

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): December 22, 2015
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 20, 2015
• Last Verified: December 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Physical Therapy; Shoulder Impingement Syndrome; Mulligan's Mobilization with Movement
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathologic Processes; Wounds and Injuries; Disease; Joint Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Rupture; Shoulder Injuries; Tendon Injuries; Syndrome; Rotator Cuff Injuries; Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
• Other Study ID Numbers: U1111-1154-7379; 28898014.3.0000.5504 (Other Identifier: Plataforma Brasil)