AB1428-HPR Two-year follow-up of the therapeutic exercise program for patients with rotator cuff tendinopathy: a single group study to investigate the effects on pain and disability

• Published in: Annals of the rheumatic diseases Vol. 77; no. Suppl 2; p. 1847
• Main Authors: Turgut, E, Duzgun, I.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London BMJ Publishing Group LTD 01.06.2018
• Subjects: Fitness training programs; Neuromuscular system; Pain; Patients; Rehabilitation; Shoulder; Statistical analysis
• ISSN: 0003-4967; 1468-2060
• DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2018-eular.7289

BackgroundAlthough exercise training is accepted as one of the important and active treatment approach for the shoulder-related musculoskeletal problems,1 the scientific rationale and long-term results for the inclusion of specific progressive exercises are less clear.ObjectivesThis longitudinal, single group study aims to investigate the effects of a therapeutic exercise program on pain and disability in patients with the rotator cuff tendinopathy.MethodsTwenty-eight participants with chronic non-traumatic unilateral shoulder pain diagnosed with rotator cuff tendinopathy (28.6±5.4 years old, symptoms duration 3.2±1.5 months) were included. The appropriate patient education and criteria-based, supervised exercise program including scapular and rotator cuff neuromuscular control exercises were performed. We evaluated self-reported shoulder pain and disability status by using Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI)2 at baseline, after 6 week, 12 week training, at one-year-follow-up, and two-year-follow-up. Repeated measures ANOVA used for statistical analysis.ResultsComparisons showed that there was significantly less SPADI-pain and SPADI-disability score reported starting from six-week after baseline and at two-year-follow-up (p<0.05).ConclusionsThe findings of the study showed that pain and disability gains can be achieved with 6 week progressive exercise training for participants with rotator cuff tendinopathy. Therefore, the progressive exercise training should be recommended to apply starting from early shoulder rehabilitation program.References[1] Cools AM, Struyf F, De Mey K, Maenhout A, Castelein B, Cagnie B. Rehabilitation of scapular dyskinesis: from the office worker to the elite overhead athlete. British journal of sports medicine. 2013; 48:675–676.[2] Williams JJ, Holleman JD, Simel D. Measuring shoulder function with the Shoulder Pain and Disability Index. The Journal of rheumatology. 1995; 22(4):727–732.Disclosure of InterestNone declared