Ahmed Mohamed Elsodany1, Mohamed Salaheldien Mohamed Alayat1, Mohamed Mohamed Ebrahim Ali2, Hussien Mosa Khaprani3. 1. 1 Department of Basic Science, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University , Giza, Egypt . 2. 2 Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Applied Medical Science, Umm Al-Qura University , Makkah, Saudi Arabia . 3. 3 Department of Rehabilitation Medicine and Physical Therapy, King Faisal Hospital , Makkah, Saudi Arabia .
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the long-term effect of pulsed Nd:YAG laser on the treatment of rotator cuff tendinopathy. METHODS:Sixty patients with rotator cuff tendinopathy participated and completed the study. The mean age was 50.2 ± 3.6 years. Participants were randomly assigned to one of two groups: the control group and the treatment group. Both groups were treated with an exercise program, in addition to the pulsed Nd:YAG laser received by the treatment group and the "sham" laser received by the control group, both for three sessions per week for 4 weeks. Outcome measures included pain, assessed by the visual analog scale, and range of motion (ROM), assessed using a traditional goniometer, while the shoulder pain and disability index were used to evaluate the functional recovery of the shoulder joint. Evaluation was carried out before treatment, immediately after treatment, 3 months posttreatment, and 6 months posttreatment. Statistical analyses were used to investigate the effect of interventions and to compare the study groups' pretreatment, posttreatment, and at follow-up points. The significance level was set to p < 0.05. RESULTS:Pain was significantly decreased after treatment and at follow-up points, while ROM and shoulder functions were significantly improved after treatment and at follow-up intervals in both groups. The improvement was more significant in the treatment group than in the control group posttreatment and at follow-up intervals. CONCLUSIONS:Pulsed Nd:YAG laser combined with an exercise program seems to be more effective in the treatment of patients with rotator cuff tendinopathy than a sham laser with exercises.
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OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the long-term effect of pulsed Nd:YAG laser on the treatment of rotator cuff tendinopathy. METHODS: Sixty patients with rotator cuff tendinopathy participated and completed the study. The mean age was 50.2 ± 3.6 years. Participants were randomly assigned to one of two groups: the control group and the treatment group. Both groups were treated with an exercise program, in addition to the pulsed Nd:YAG laser received by the treatment group and the "sham" laser received by the control group, both for three sessions per week for 4 weeks. Outcome measures included pain, assessed by the visual analog scale, and range of motion (ROM), assessed using a traditional goniometer, while the shoulder pain and disability index were used to evaluate the functional recovery of the shoulder joint. Evaluation was carried out before treatment, immediately after treatment, 3 months posttreatment, and 6 months posttreatment. Statistical analyses were used to investigate the effect of interventions and to compare the study groups' pretreatment, posttreatment, and at follow-up points. The significance level was set to p < 0.05. RESULTS:Pain was significantly decreased after treatment and at follow-up points, while ROM and shoulder functions were significantly improved after treatment and at follow-up intervals in both groups. The improvement was more significant in the treatment group than in the control group posttreatment and at follow-up intervals. CONCLUSIONS: Pulsed Nd:YAG laser combined with an exercise program seems to be more effective in the treatment of patients with rotator cuff tendinopathy than a sham laser with exercises.
Authors: Sachin Verma; Vandana Esht; Aksh Chahal; Gaurav Kapoor; Sorabh Sharma; Ahmad H Alghadir; Masood Khan; Faizan Z Kashoo; Mohammad A Shaphe Journal: Biomed Res Int Date: 2022-05-20 Impact factor: 3.246
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