Investigation of Laterality and Sensory Acuity Abilities of Frozen Shoulder Patients

Investigation of Laterality and Sensory Acuity Abilities of Frozen Shoulder Patients

The brain contains the body representation necessary for normal functioning, including goal-directed movements and behaviors. Body representation involves integrated sensory input and ideas about one's body. Both executed and imagined movements depend on the representation of the body in the cortical area. Laterilization is one of the motor imagery methods that requires activation of proprioceptive, somatosensory and premotor regions and enables the determination of pain-induced cortical changes. Another method to determine pain-related somatosensory changes is the two-point discrimination test.

It is suggested that laterization and sensory acuity responses may change due to long-term pain and stiffness experienced in people with frozen shoulders. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the laterization and sensory acuity abilities of patients with frozen shoulder.

Frozen Shoulder Group:

Inclusion Criteria:

Patients with shoulder pain of at least six months' duration secondary to tendinopathy and/or partial rotator cuff tear; Patients with ability to follow simple orders; iii) Patients with ability to sign to provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

Normal passive ROM External ROM < 30 To have received treatment (physiotherapy, intra-articular injection, surgery) related to the existing complaint Pain < 3 according to the numbered pain assessment scale

Healthy group :

Inclusion criteria:

No actual shoulder pain or previous history of shoulder complaints including Frozen Shoulder.