Mirror Therapy for Impingement Syndrome

Mirror Therapy is an Adjuvant Treatment Option Based on Shoulder Impingement Syndrome.

Background: Mirror therapy is an adjuvant treatment option based on shoulder impingement Syndrome Objective:To investigate the effect of mirror theraphy on shoulder impingement Syndrome Methods: The study included 62 participants, including cases in the intervention group (IG) (± years) and 20 cases in the control group (CG) (years) who met the selection criteria. IG received mirror theraphy with regular physiotherapy while CG received only regular physiotherapy. The patients were evaluated with the before treatment, immediately after treatment (post-treatment).

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Impingement Syndrome; Mirror Movements 2
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: conventional physiotherapy; Other: mirror therapy

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 62
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Kutahya, Turkey, 43000
    • Kütahya Health Science University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 75 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Being aged 18-75 years
• Being diagnosed with shoulder impingement syndrome

Exclusion Criteria:

• Being uncooperative
• Having an additional systemic disease
• Having uncontrolled hypertension
• Presence of heart failure
• Having hearing or vision problems
• Having a balance disorder
• Diagnosis of heart disease and lung disease so advanced that exercise is contraindicated
• History of shoulder surgery
• Have any pathology that may cause referred pain (eg, cervical radiculopathy)
• Shoulder trauma, previous humeral fracture history
• Steroid injection to the shoulder joint or subacromial bursa in the last 6 months

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Other: control group; conventional physiotherapy	Other: conventional physiotherapy; The conventional physiotherapy program included, wand exercises for shoulder abduction, flexion, hyperextension and internal and external rotation, Codman exercises and isometric and resistive exercises of the shoulder girdle. The exercise program is performed under the supervision of an experienced physiotherapist. The isometric exercises will be used during the painful period, and the resistance exercises will be added after the pain began to relieve.under the supervision of a physician in the first 30 minutes of their exercise.
Experimental: mirror therapy group; conventional physiotherapy and mirror therapy	Other: conventional physiotherapy; The conventional physiotherapy program included, wand exercises for shoulder abduction, flexion, hyperextension and internal and external rotation, Codman exercises and isometric and resistive exercises of the shoulder girdle. The exercise program is performed under the supervision of an experienced physiotherapist. The isometric exercises will be used during the painful period, and the resistance exercises will be added after the pain began to relieve.under the supervision of a physician in the first 30 minutes of their exercise.; Other: mirror therapy; The patients in IG will receive exercise program before mirror theraphy. The patient will continue to do the exercises in front of the mirror for the remaining 20 minutes of the exercise. While doing the exercise with the healthy side in front of the mirror, the patient will try to do the same movement with the shoulder diagnosed with impingement syndrome on the other side of the mirror. The patient will try to do the movement correctly with the reflection in the mirror.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
goniometer	shoulder range of motion and will be measured	10 minutes
Hawkins test	impingement tests; forced internal rotation was performed while the arm and elbow were in 90° flexion	5 minutes
Neer test	subacromial impingement test	5 minutes
Jobe Test	lesions of the infraspinatus muscle	5 minutes
Constant Murley Score	functional level of the patients' shoulder joint, higher scores mean a better outcome.	10 minutes
Tampa Kinesiophobia Scale	will be used to evaluate kinesiophobia, higher scores mean worse outcome.	10 minutes

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Kutahya Health Sciences University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): January 14, 2022
• Primary Completion (Actual): February 15, 2022
• Study Completion (Actual): March 1, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 27, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 27, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): January 12, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): June 1, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 30, 2022
• Last Verified: December 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: shoulder; mirror therapy; adjuvant treatment; Impingement Syndrome
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathologic Processes; Wounds and Injuries; Disease; Rupture; Shoulder Injuries; Tendon Injuries; Syndrome; Rotator Cuff Injuries
• Other Study ID Numbers: MLeblebicier2

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No