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Study aim
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Determining and comparing the effect of kinesiotype and corrective movements on pain and shoulder function in impingement syndrome of shoulder
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Design
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The clinical trial has a control group, with parallel groups, single-blind, randomized, phase 3-2 on 50 patients, which will use random allocation software for randomization.
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Settings and conduct
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A single-blind clinical trial study will be performed to evaluate the effect of two methods of kinesiotype and corrective movements on shoulder pain and function in 50 patients with shoulder impingement syndrome referred to physical medicine clinics affiliated to Isfahan University of Medical Sciences in 2020.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria include patients diagnosed with impingement syndrome of shoulder.
Exclusion criteria include history of dislocation and traumatic injury and history of surgery on the shoulder joint, rotator cuff muscle rupture, shoulder joint instability, neurological problems of the neck, history of shoulder injection or shoulder or neck physiotherapy in the last six months, history of neurological diseases, the presence of any skin disease around the shoulder and scapula.
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Intervention groups
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For all patients, the required medication will be prescribed by a doctor. In addition, sports intervention will be prescribed for both groups in accordance with sports instructions to increase range of motion. Patients in the control group do not receive any other intervention, but for patients in the intervention group, in addition to medication and exercise, the kinesiotype tape will be used once a week during four weeks.
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Main outcome variables
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Shoulder pain, shoulder function