Trial reportClinical rheumatology2007
Therapeutic effect of pulsed electromagnetic field in conservative treatment of subacromial impingement syndrome.
Trial report in Clinical rheumatology, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
12 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 54 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- Exercise therapy for tendinopathy: a mixed-methods evidence synthesis exploring feasibility, acceptability and effectiveness.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2023Pooled it
- Electrotherapy modalities for rotator cuff disease.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016Pooled it
- Treatments for shoulder impingement syndrome: a PRISMA systematic review and network meta-analysis.Medicine · 2015Pooled it
- Guideline for diagnosis and treatment of subacromial pain syndrome: a multidisciplinary review by the Dutch Orthopaedic Association.Acta orthopaedica · 2014Guideline
- Review
- FT-IR Analysis of Structural Changes in Ketoprofen Lysine Salt and KiOil Caused by a Pulsed Magnetic Field.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Screening of the cervical spine in subacromial shoulder pain: A systematic review.Shoulder & elbow · 2019Review
- Article
- Mechanisms and therapeutic applications of electromagnetic therapy in Parkinson's disease.Behavioral and brain functions : BBF · 2015Review
- Local ELF-magnetic field: a possible novel therapeutic approach to psychology symptoms.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2014Review
- Short-term effectiveness of bi-phase oscillatory waves versus hyperthermia for isolated long head biceps tendinopathy.Muscles, ligaments and tendons journal · 2011Article
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Authors and funding
3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Subacromial impingement syndrome (SIS) is a frequent cause of shoulder pain. Our purpose in this double-blinded, randomized, and controlled study was to demonstrate whether the pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) provides additional benefit when used with other conservative treatment modalities in acute phase rehabilitation program of SIS. Forty-six patients with unilateral shoulder pain who had been diagnosed as having SIS were included in this trial. The cases were randomly separated into two groups. All cases received a treatment program for 3 weeks consisting of Codman's pendulum exercises and subsequent cold pack gel application on shoulders with pain 5 times a day, restriction of daily activities that require the hands to be used over the head, and meloxicam tablet 15 mg daily. One group was given PEMF; the other group was given sham PEMF daily, 25 min per session, 5 days per week for 3 weeks. Shoulder pain during rest and activity and which causes disturbance of sleep was evaluated using a visual analogue scale, and total Constant score investigated shoulder function. Daily living activities were evaluated by shoulder disability questionnaire. Results were assessed before and after treatment. When compared with the baseline values, significant improvements in all these variables were observed at the end of the treatment in both groups (p<0.05). No significant difference between treatments was observed for any of these variables (p>0.05). There is no convincing evidence that electromagnetic therapy is of additional benefit in acute phase rehabilitation program of SIS.
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