Is coracohumeral distance associated with pain-function, and shoulder range of movement, in chronic anterior shoulder pain?

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Research Article

F. Struyf¹  M. Fernandez-Sanchez²  A. Luque-Suarez³  M. T. Labajos-Manzanares³  S. Navarro-Ledesma⁴ 

[1] Departament of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, University of Antwerp, Antwerpen, Belgium;Department of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Medicine, University of Almeria, Almeria, Spain;Department of Physiotherapy, University of Malaga, Malaga, Spain;Department of Physiotherapy, University of Malaga, Malaga, Spain;Departament of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, University of Antwerp, Antwerpen, Belgium;

关键词: Shoulder pain;    Ultrasonography;    Diagnosis;    Rehabilitation;    Chronic pain;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12891-017-1498-0

 received in 2017-01-12, accepted in 2017-03-22,  发布年份 2017

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThe aim of this study was twofold: (i) to assess the intrarater reliability of coracohumeral distance; (ii) to investigate the level of association between coracohumeral distance measured by ultrasonography, and pain-disability and shoulder range of movement, in patients suffering from chronic anterior shoulder pain.MethodsAn observational, cross sectional study was carried out. A convenience sample comprised of 87 patients with chronic anterior shoulder pain was assessed from 3 primary care centres. Main outcomes as pain and function were measured through the shoulder pain and disability index. Furthermore, shoulder range of movement-free of pain in shoulder elevation, as well as coracohumeral distance at both 0 and 60 degrees, were collected.ResultsAbsence of any correlation was found between coracohumeral distance and shoulder pain and disability index at both 0 and 60 degrees of shoulder elevation. Furthermore, absence of any correlation was found between coracohumeral distance measurements and active shoulder range of movement -free of pain.ConclusionsThere was poor association between coracohumeral distance and shoulder pain and function, as well as with shoulder range of movement, in patients with chronic anterior shoulder pain. Hence, clinicians should consider, not only increasing this space, but also other possibilities in their therapies, when patients with anterior shoulder pain are treated.Trial registrationACTRN12614000144617. Registered: 1st March 2014.

【 授权许可】

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