%0 Journal Article
%T Efficacy of high
%A Diego Serrano-Mu£¿oz
%A Gerardo ¨¢vila-Mart¨ªn
%A Jaime Gonz¨¢lez-Gonz¨¢lez
%A Javier Aceituno-G¨®mez
%A Juan Avenda£¿o-Coy
%A Juan Jos¨¦ Criado-¨¢lvarez
%A Julio G¨®mez-Soriano
%A Venancio Miguel Garc¨ªa-Madero
%J Clinical Rehabilitation
%@ 1477-0873
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/0269215518824691
%X To evaluate the effectiveness of high-intensity laser therapy on shoulder pain and function in subacromial impingement syndrome. Clinical controlled trial with alternate allocation. Hospital Department of Rehabilitation. A total of 46 participants with subacromial impingement syndrome. Participants were sequence allocated to an intervention group (high-intensity laser therapy£¿+£¿exercise therapy) and control group (sham-laser£¿+£¿exercise therapy) and received 15 sessions (five£¿days a week during three£¿weeks). Patiens were evaluated at baseline, after 15 sessions, and at one£¿month and at three£¿months after completing the intervention. The main outcome variables were pain and functionality as measured by visual analogue scale; pressure pain threshold; Shoulder Pain and Disability Index; Constant-Murley Score; and QuickDASH. Secondary outcomes were number of sessions at discharge and drug use. A total of 21 patients in high-intensity laser therapy group (56.7£¿¡À£¿8.9£¿years) and 22 patients in sham-laser group (61.3£¿¡À£¿8.9£¿years) concluded the study. Visual analogue scale (cm) at baseline, one-month, and three-months were 6.2£¿¡À£¿0.5, 3£¿¡À£¿2.6, and 2.6£¿¡À£¿2.4 for the control group and 5.4£¿¡À£¿1.5, 3.6£¿¡À£¿1.3, and 1.8£¿¡À£¿1.7 for experimental group, respectively. Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (points) at baseline, one-month, and three-monts were 51.8£¿¡À£¿16.1, 16.3£¿¡À£¿16.1, and 13.6£¿¡À£¿17.1 in the control group and 41.8£¿¡À£¿20.6, 20.5£¿¡À£¿19.7, 11£¿¡À£¿14.5 in experimental group, respectively. No differences were found between groups (P£¿>£¿0.05). The effect of high-intensity laser therapy plus exercise is not higher than exercise alone to reduce pain and improve functionality in patients with subacromial syndrome
%K High-intensity laser therapy
%K shoulder impingement syndrome
%K shoulder pain
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0269215518824691