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Shoulder pain across more movements is not related to more rotator cuff tendon findings in people with chronic shoulder pain diagnosed with subacromial pain syndrome.

Rafael Krasic Alaiti, J P Caneiro, Juliana T Gasparin, Thais Cristina Chaves, Eduardo A Malavolta, Mauro E C Gracitelli, Ann Meulders, Marcelo Fernandes da Costa

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Article in Pain reports. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05639764 naunknown statusnot on this map

Immersive Virtual Reality for Pain-related Movement Dysfunctions in Patients With Chronic Shoulder Pain: Randomized Clinical Trial (RCT)

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of MalagaRan2023 to 2023Enrolled66ConditionsShoulder Pain, Virtual Reality, Movement DisordersArmsOculus Quest 2
NCT05640661 naunknown statusnot on this map

Effects of Terminal Visual Feedback Therapy After Immersive Virtual Reality in Patients With Chronic Shoulder Pain : Mixed-Methods Randomized Clinical Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of MalagaRan2023 to 2024Enrolled24ConditionsShoulder Pain, Movement DisordersArmsOculus Quest II
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Rafael Krasic AlaitiNucleus of Neuroscience and Behavior and Nucleus of Applied Neuroscience, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
J P CaneiroSchool of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Curtin University, Perth, Australia.
Juliana T GasparinNucleus of Neuroscience and Behavior and Nucleus of Applied Neuroscience, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Thais Cristina ChavesDepartment of Health Sciences and Graduate Program on Rehabilitation and Functional Performance, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.
Eduardo A MalavoltaHospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Mauro E C GracitelliHospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Ann MeuldersHealth Psychology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Marcelo Fernandes da CostaNucleus of Neuroscience and Behavior and Nucleus of Applied Neuroscience, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Universidade de São Paulo · BRHospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo · BRAustralian Physiotherapy Association · AUKU Leuven · BE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionPeople with chronic shoulder pain commonly report pain during arm movements in daily-life activities. Pain related to movement is commonly viewed as an accurate representation of tissue damage. Thus, when a person reports pain across a variety of movements, this is often understood as indicative of greater damage.

objectivesWe aimed to investigate if movement-related pain that occurs across a wider variety of movements was associated with the number or severity of rotator cuff tendons reported as abnormal on a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). To answer this question, this study was designed in 3 phases.

methodsWe recruited 130 individuals with chronic shoulder pain diagnosed with subacromial pain syndrome. First, a list of daily functional activities commonly reported as painful by people with chronic shoulder pain was generated from 3 well-established outcome measures with 30 individuals and a measurement tool was developed with data from further 100 individuals, which demonstrated to have acceptable content validity, construct validity, internal consistency, interrater reliability, and structural validity. Multiple linear regression was then used to evaluate the hypotheses of the study. A direct acyclic graph was used to select variables for linear regression modelling.

resultsThere was no association between movement-related pain occurrence across movements and the MRI findings.

conclusionOur study provides evidence that neither the number of rotator cuff tendons reported as abnormal nor the severity of each tendon imaging finding were associated with pain occurrence across movements and activities commonly perceived as painful by people with chronic shoulder pain.

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Chronic painRotator cuffShoulder painSubacromial pain syndrome

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