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ArticleFrontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland)2024

Ultrasound-guided suprascapular nerve block with lidocaine vs. saline combined with physical exercises for the rehabilitation of supraspinatus tendinitis: a randomized double-blind controlled trial.

Pericles Tey Otani, Roberto Del Valhe Abi Rached, Fabio Marcon Alfieri, Raymundo Soares de Azevedo Neto, Wu Tu Hsing, Linamara Rizzo Battistella, Marta Imamura

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Article in Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02495818 (Suprascapular Nerve Block Guided by Ultrasound in the Rehabilitation of the Supraspinatus Tendonitis - A Randomized Double Blind Controlled Trial), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Suprascapular Nerve Block Guided by Ultrasound in the Rehabilitation of the Supraspinatus Tendonitis - A Randomized Double Blind Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorMarta ImamuraRan2013 to 2017Enrolled87ConditionsRotator Cuff SyndromeArmsLidocaine, Saline solution, Homemade exercises
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Pericles Tey OtaniDepartamento de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Roberto Del Valhe Abi RachedDepartamento de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Fabio Marcon AlfieriInstituto de Medicina Fisica e Reabilitacao, IMREA, Hospital das Clínicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Raymundo Soares de Azevedo NetoDepartamento de Patologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo, FMUSP, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Wu Tu HsingDepartamento de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Linamara Rizzo BattistellaDepartamento de Medicina Legal, Bioetica, Medicina do Trabalho e Medicina Fisica e Reabilitacao, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo, FMUSP, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Marta ImamuraDepartamento de Medicina Legal, Bioetica, Medicina do Trabalho e Medicina Fisica e Reabilitacao, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo, FMUSP, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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Abstract

Introduction: Shoulder pain is the third leading cause of musculoskeletal complaints in primary care clinics. Its prevalence varies from 14% to 34%. Among all the structures that can cause shoulder pain, the most vulnerable to injury is the tendon of the supraspinatus muscle. The ideal management protocol is still unknown. To date, little is known in the literature about the use of ultrasound-guided suprascapular nerve block as a treatment for supraspinatus muscle tendinitis. Our objective was to assess the effects of the association of a single ultrasound-guided suprascapular nerve block combined with home-based rotator cuff exercises to reduce pain and improve shoulder functioning in patients with supraspinatus tendinitis. Methods: We evaluated the effect of a single ultrasound-guided suprascapular nerve block on pain and functioning of people with supraspinatus tendinitis. Diagnosis was performed using the positive Jobe test. Due to large disparity between clinical and radiological findings, only clinical diagnostic criteria were used to select patients. This was a double-blind, randomized, controlled, clinical study in which patients in the intervention group ( Results: Patients in both groups improved significantly since the initial evaluation until the 12th week. Intervention group SPADI (pre, 1 week, 12 weeks): 75.80 ± 18.96, 56.25 ± 31.37, 46.31 ± 31.41 ( Discussion/conclusion: We concluded that both lidocaine and saline ultrasound-guided suprascapular nerve blocks reduce pain and improve shoulder functioning in patients with supraspinatus tendinitis. Unexpectedly, the same block performed with saline showed similar results and effects. Clinical Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov, identifier [NCT02495818].

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nervous blockpain managementrotator cuffrotator cuff injuriessupraspinatus tendinopathy

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PMCPMC11588745

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