TY - JOUR
T1 - Rigid shoulder taping with physiotherapy in patients with subacromial pain syndrome
T2 - A randomized controlled trial
AU - Apeldoorn, Adri T.
AU - Kamper, Steven J.
AU - Kalter, Joeri
AU - Knol, Dirk L.
AU - Van Tulder, Maurits W.
AU - Ostelo, Raymond W.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Objective: To assess the effectiveness of individualized physiotherapy in combination with rigid taping compared with individualized physiotherapy alone in patients with subacromial pain syndrome. Design: A prospective randomized trial with concealed allocation. Patients: A total of 140 patients between 18 and 65 years of age from primary physiotherapy settings. Methods: The intervention group received individualized physiotherapy and shoulder taping. The control group received individualized physiotherapy only. Primary outcomes were: pain intensity (numerical rating scale) and functioning (Simple Shoulder Test). Secondary outcomes were: global perceived effect and patient-specific complaints. Data were collected at baseline, and at 4, 12 and 26 weeks' follow-up. Results: During the 6-month follow-up period multilevel analysis showed a significant difference between groups favouring the control group on pain intensity (p = 0.02), but not on functioning. Regarding secondary outcomes, a significant difference between groups was found favouring the intervention group for global perceived effect (p = 0.02), but not for patient-specific complaints. Conclusion: Rigid shoulder taping, as used in this study, cannot be recommended for improving physiotherapy outcomes in people with subacromial pain syndrome.
AB - Objective: To assess the effectiveness of individualized physiotherapy in combination with rigid taping compared with individualized physiotherapy alone in patients with subacromial pain syndrome. Design: A prospective randomized trial with concealed allocation. Patients: A total of 140 patients between 18 and 65 years of age from primary physiotherapy settings. Methods: The intervention group received individualized physiotherapy and shoulder taping. The control group received individualized physiotherapy only. Primary outcomes were: pain intensity (numerical rating scale) and functioning (Simple Shoulder Test). Secondary outcomes were: global perceived effect and patient-specific complaints. Data were collected at baseline, and at 4, 12 and 26 weeks' follow-up. Results: During the 6-month follow-up period multilevel analysis showed a significant difference between groups favouring the control group on pain intensity (p = 0.02), but not on functioning. Regarding secondary outcomes, a significant difference between groups was found favouring the intervention group for global perceived effect (p = 0.02), but not for patient-specific complaints. Conclusion: Rigid shoulder taping, as used in this study, cannot be recommended for improving physiotherapy outcomes in people with subacromial pain syndrome.
KW - Multilevel analysis
KW - Pain
KW - Physical therapy modalities
KW - Randomized controlled trial
KW - Shoulder impingement syndrome
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U2 - 10.2340/16501977-2214
DO - 10.2340/16501977-2214
M3 - Article
C2 - 28352939
AN - SCOPUS:85016938287
SN - 1650-1977
VL - 49
SP - 347
EP - 353
JO - Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
JF - Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
IS - 4
ER -