Comparison of exercise therapy and ultrasonic therapy in the treatment of shoulder impingement syndrome

Abstract

Background: The shoulder is one of the most frequent sites of musculoskeletal pain, incidence of shoulder pain in primary care patients is estimated to be 11.2 per 1000 per year. a considerable number of people with shoulder pain (41%) show persistent symptoms after 1 year. Comparing the exercise therapy and ultrasound therapy (UST) for impingement syndrome. Methodology: The study was conducted at OPD of MNR Hospital in Sangareddy. The study was conducted for a period of 3 weeks. A total number of 30 subjects were selected by simple random sampling after explained to all the participants and an informed consent was taken from each subject. 30 subjects were randomly divided into 2 Groups. Exercise therapy was given to Group 1 and UST was given to Group 2. Both the Groups received exercise therapy and ultrasonic therapy in shoulder impingement syndrome. Subjects were evaluated pre and post treatment for VAS (Visual Analogue Scale) score, SPADI SCORE (Shoulder Pain and disability index) shoulder ROM. Outcome measures: VAS scale, SPADI score. Results and Discussion: To test the significance of the mean difference of two groups, unpaired t test was done. It is statistically shown that there is some significant impact in the parameters VAS, SPADI and shoulder ROM. The results showed that, group-I had more significant improvement in all parameters than group –II. Conclusion: It is concluded that exercise therapy is better than ultrasonic therapy for subjects with shoulder impingement syndrome. KEY WORDS: Exercise Therapy, Ultrasonic Therapy, Shoulder Pain and disability index, Range of Motion.