The Use of Diadynamic in Association With a Manual Therapy Program for Patients With Impingement Syndrome

The Use of Diadynamic in Association With a Manual Therapy Program for Patients With Impingement Syndrome: a Randomized Blind Clinical Trial

The aim of this study will be to evaluate the effects of the use of manual therapy and diadynamic in muscle trigger points in the upper trapezius muscle in individuals diagnosed with shoulder impingement syndrome, unilateral shoulder as functional capacity, pain intensity and pain threshold the pressure.

Inclusion Criteria:

• history of anterior lateral and unilateral shoulder pain
• with more than 3 months duration
• intensity of at least 4 points on the Numerical Rating Pain Scale
• positivity in at least 2 of 3 orthopedic tests for impingement syndrome: Neer, Hawkins or Jobe
• Associated with these characteristics volunteers should submit myofascial trigger points unilateral and active, centrally located in the trapezius muscle descending fibers associated with painful shoulder

Exclusion Criteria:

• diagnosis of bilateral impingement syndrome shoulder
• fibromyalgia
• muscle injury
• history of trauma on the shoulder
• ruptured tendons
• ligamentous laxity
• symptoms of numbness and / or tingling in the upper limbs
• corticosteroid injection use shoulder
• making use of anti-inflammatory
• they performed surgery or physical therapy treatment in the last 6 months in the affected shoulder.