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Study aim
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To evaluate the comparative effectiveness of ischemic compression and muscle energy technique on chronic shoulder pain and range of motion.
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Design
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Single blind,Parallel assigned,multicentred, randomized clinical trial on 34 participants (With 17 participants in each) with the history of rotator cuff as assessed by pain and limited range of motion and randomization is being accomplished using simple random sampling by lottery method.
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Settings and conduct
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District head quatar hospital faisalabad.
Nustrat Abdul Rauf centre for enablement.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Both gender with age 25 to 45 years with shoulder pain from at least 3 months,pain and Jump sign which is distinguished by patient expression,at least 3 to 7 no. of pain on visual analogue scale,unilateral or bilateral pain, subjects must be able to raise the arm above head, MRI, showing any rotator cuff tear.patient test positive for Hawkins-Kennedy test and Empty can test, no radiographic signs of bone fracture were included.
Subjects having a history of past surgery , trauma history , injection, having open wounds, skin or vascular disease and sensory disturbance on shoulder,patient taking any medication from 1 month, Patient having any radiculopathy or myelopathy and fibromyalgia, infection, bursitis, capsulitis, rheumatoid arthritis, tumor, or any systemic illness of shoulder and pregnancy were excluded.
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Intervention groups
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Group A:The subjects will recieve Ultrsaonic at baseline and Muscle energy technique on bicep,supraspinatus,deltoid and infraspinatus.
Group B:The subjects will recieve Ultrsaonic at baseline and Ischemic compression on bicep,supraspinatus,deltoid and infraspinatus.
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Main outcome variables
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Pain
Range of motion
Shoulder pain and disability index