Medica Jadertina, Vol. 45 No. 1-2, 2015.
Stručni rad
Application of a radiofrequency resonance in treatment of painful shoulder syndrome
Anita Legović
; Thalassotherapia-opatija, specijalna bolnica za medicinsku rehabilitaciju u bolesti srca, pluća i reumatizma, Opatija; Medicinski fakultet Rijeka, Katedra za rehabilitacijsku medicinu
Sandra Rusac-Kukić
; Thalassotherapia-opatija, Specijalna bolnica za medicinsku rehabilitaciju bolesti srca, pluća i reumatizma, Opatija, Medicinski fakultet Rijeka, Katedra za rehabilitacijsku medicinu
Tarzan Legović
; Institut "Ruđer Bošković", Zagreb
Sažetak
Painful shoulder is one of the most common pain syndromes in physiatrist and rheumatological practice. Physical therapy is the method of choice in the conservative treatment of painful shoulder. Early initiation of treatment and choice of some of the treatment procedures of physical therapy opens the possibility of good treatment outcomes. The aim of this paper is to present the results of the effect of radio-frequency resonance (RFR) to reduce pain and improve functional status in the treatment of patients with the syndrome of painful shoulder. Patients and methods: the study included 37 patients with the syndrome of painful shoulder, who in spite of the applied medical therapy and applied before the usual modalities of physical therapy, had persistent pain in the shoulder joint for an average of 3.5 months. Methods of work-oriented analysis of pain and functional status included the implementation of a visual analogue scale (VAS) for pain assessment and application of Roles-Maudsley specific questionnaire for the assessment of functional status. The device that is used to apply radiofrequent therapy was the Physio Wave Prestige. The modality of physical therapy was administered for two weeks, every second day for 40 minutes. Analyses were performed before treatment and RFR after the first and second weeks of the their application Results: after applied RFR, we achieved a significant reduction in pain and improvement in the functional status of all patients. The average pain before AFA treatment was 67 mm (in the range of 50 to 85 mm), after treatment it was significantly lower (p < 0.01) and amounted to 25.5 mm (in the range 0 to 50 mm). Before treatment the average value of the functional status was 3.1 (weak), after treatment it was 2.3 (very good: p <0.05). 16% of subjects achieved the complete absence of pain and full range of motion, assessment of functional status of 1 (excellent). Conclusion: radiofrequency resonance is an effective, safe, non-invasive physical-therapeutic procedure in patients with the syndrome of painful shoulder which can reduce pain and improve functional status.
Ključne riječi
painful shoulder syndrome; radiofrequency resonance; pain; functional status
Hrčak ID:
143632
URI
Datum izdavanja:
17.8.2015.
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