In many instances , no or minimal attempts to screen were undertaken or reported .
Background Subacromial shoulder pain is a common clinical presentation with much diagnostic uncertainty .
Some of this uncertainty relates to the involvement of the cervical spine as a source or contribution to subacromial shoulder pain .
Currently , there is no accepted method of screening of the cervical spine in the presence of subacromial shoulder pain , which risks patients receiving misguided and /or ineffective interventions .
Objective To evaluate approaches used to screen the cervical spine in patients with subacromial shoulder pain .
The effectiveness of low-level laser therapy on shoulder function in subacromial impingement syndrome
Purpose . To investigate the effectiveness of low-level laser therapy ( LLLT ) in addition to exercise programme on shoulder function in subacromial impingement syndrome ( SAIS ) . Method . Sixty-seven patients with SAIS were r and omly assigned to either a group that received laser ( n = 34 ) or a group that received placebo Laser ( n = 26 ) . Pain , functional assessment , disability and muscle strength of shoulder were assessed before and after a 3-week rehabilitation programme . Besides Laser or placebo Laser , superficial cold and progressive exercise programme were administered to both groups , 5 days a week , for 3 weeks . A progressive exercise programme that was done daily twice under supervision in clinic and at home was given to the patients . Results . After the treatment , all outcome measurements had shown significant improvement except muscle strength in both the groups . When the parameters of the improvement were compared , there were no significant differences between the two groups after treatment . Conclusion . We concluded that there is no fundamental difference between LLLT and placebo LLLT when they are supplementing an exercise programme for rehabilitation of patients with shoulder impingement syndrome
In many instances , no or minimal attempts to screen were undertaken or reported .
Background Subacromial shoulder pain is a common clinical presentation with much diagnostic uncertainty .
Some of this uncertainty relates to the involvement of the cervical spine as a source or contribution to subacromial shoulder pain .
Currently , there is no accepted method of screening of the cervical spine in the presence of subacromial shoulder pain , which risks patients receiving misguided and /or ineffective interventions .
Objective To evaluate approaches used to screen the cervical spine in patients with subacromial shoulder pain .