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Improvement in Functional Ability and Quality of Life Takes Place among Patients with Supraspinatus Tendinitis Regardless of the Type of Intervention
Joint Authors
Mälkiä, Esko
Palenius, Kaj
Panula, Harri
Nyman, Pia
Nygård, Clas-Håkan
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-11-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objectives.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the functional ability and state of health before and after three different treatments of patients (n=156) with shoulder problems.
Design.
This is a comparative study using convenience sampling and Shoulder Rating Questionnaire, the Short Form-36 Health Survey self-evaluation questionnaires, and metabolic equivalent (MET), prior to and after intervention.
The patients in Group 1 had an arthroscopic operation while Group 2 had an open acromioplasty.
The patients in Group 3 had merely received conservative treatment.
Results.
Improvement has occurred regardless of the type of intervention.
However, a change is notable less evident in the Conservative group, which at least in part can be explained by their higher initial scores (measurement 1); their situation has simply been better already from the start, and this is perhaps why they have not been placed onto an operation waiting list.
Conclusion.
Even if conservative treatment appears to result in comparatively poorer outcomes, the role of physiotherapy should not be disregarded.
Physiotherapy cannot replace essential surgical operations, but physiotherapy is able to significantly alleviate patients' experiences of pain.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Nyman, Pia& Palenius, Kaj& Panula, Harri& Mälkiä, Esko& Nygård, Clas-Håkan. 2011. Improvement in Functional Ability and Quality of Life Takes Place among Patients with Supraspinatus Tendinitis Regardless of the Type of Intervention. ISRN Rehabilitation،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Nyman, Pia…[et al.]. Improvement in Functional Ability and Quality of Life Takes Place among Patients with Supraspinatus Tendinitis Regardless of the Type of Intervention. ISRN Rehabilitation No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-10.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Nyman, Pia& Palenius, Kaj& Panula, Harri& Mälkiä, Esko& Nygård, Clas-Håkan. Improvement in Functional Ability and Quality of Life Takes Place among Patients with Supraspinatus Tendinitis Regardless of the Type of Intervention. ISRN Rehabilitation. 2011. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-462008
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-462008