Effectiveness of a Group Intervention for the Treatment of Shoulder Pathologies

Effectiveness of a Group Intervention for the Treatment of Shoulder Pathologies

The investigators determined the effectiveness of a group intervention for the treatment of shoulder pathologies.

The investigators performed a two-armed prospective clinical trial study, analyzing a sample formed by 76 patients with shoulder pain. The patients were allocated to one group randomly (intervention or control group). The data was obtained in the San Juan de Alicante Hospital between November 2014 and July 2015.

Inclusion Criteria:

-Patients who came to the Rehabilitation Service of the San Juan de Alicante Hospital between November 2014 and July 2015 with one of the diagnosed diseases indicated in the 726.10 ICD-9-CM code (nontraumatic rotator cuff tear, bursitis, tendinitis, and medical diagnostics impingement syndrome of any severity depending stadiums Neer (1990) unilateral or bilateral joint balance with free or minimally limited internal rotation).

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients who cannot perform the exercises correctly (example: psychiatry disorders)
• Patients with Shoulder surgery
• Patients whose shoulder pain is above 7 according VAS pain.