Novel Posterior Shoulder Stretching With Rapid Eccentric Contraction and Static Stretching in Patients With Subacromial Pain Syndrome: A Randomized Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In subacromial pain syndrome (SPS), it is unknown whether posterior shoulder stretching exercises (PSSE) with rapid eccentric contraction, a muscle energy technique, improve clinical and ultrasonographic outcomes more than no stretching or static PSSE.

Hypothesis

PSSE with rapid eccentric contraction is superior to no stretching and static PSSE in improving clinical and ultrasonographic outcomes in SPS.

Study design

Randomized controlled trial.

Level of evidence

Level 1.

Methods

Seventy patients with SPS and glenohumeral internal rotation deficit were randomized into the modified cross-body stretching with rapid eccentric contraction group (EMCBS; n = 24), static MCBS group (SMCBS; n = 23), or control group (CG; n = 23). In addition to 4-week

SUBMITTER: Turksan HE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11025518 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature