Effects of diaphragm muscle treatment in shoulder pain and mobility in subjects with rotator cuff injuries: A dataset derived from a pilot clinical trial
Isidro Fernández-López,
David Peña-Otero,
María de los Ángeles Atín-Arratibel,
María Eguillor-Mutiloa,
Carmen Bravo-Llatas,
Marta Genovés-Crespo,
Francisco Javier Callejas-González
Affiliations
Isidro Fernández-López
Radiology, Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy Department, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Pza. Ramón y Cajal, s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain; Holystic Centro de Recuperación, C/Rabat 10, 28030 Madrid, Spain; Corresponding author at: Radiology, Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy Department, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Pza. Ramón y Cajal, s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
David Peña-Otero
Hospital de Sierrallana, Cantabrian Health Service, Av. Herrera Oria s/n, 39011 Cantabria, Spain; Nursing Area, IiSGM Research Institutes Gregorio Marañón, 29007 Madrid, Spain; Nursing Area, IDIVAL Research Institutes Valdecilla, 39011 Cantabria, Spain; Spanish Society of Pneumology and Thoracic Surgery (SEPAR) Youth Commitee, 08029 Barcelona, Spain
María de los Ángeles Atín-Arratibel
Radiology, Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy Department, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Pza. Ramón y Cajal, s/n, 28040, Madrid, Spain
María Eguillor-Mutiloa
Critical Care Department, Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla, Cantabrian Health Service, Av. Valdecilla, 25, 39008 Santander, Cantabria, Spain
Carmen Bravo-Llatas
Governance Area of Information Technology and Technical User Support – Research, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
Marta Genovés-Crespo
Spanish Society of Pneumology and Thoracic Surgery (SEPAR) Youth Commitee, 08029 Barcelona, Spain; Thoracic Surgery Department, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete, Castilla-La Mancha Health Service, Calle Hermanos Falco, 37, 02006 Albacete, Spain
Francisco Javier Callejas-González
Spanish Society of Pneumology and Thoracic Surgery (SEPAR) Youth Commitee, 08029 Barcelona, Spain; Pneumology Department, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete, Castilla-La Mancha Health Service, Calle Hermanos Falco, 37, 02006 Albacete, Spain
The rotator cuff inflammatory or degenerative pathology is the main cause of shoulder pain. The shoulder and diaphragm muscle have a clear relation through innervation and the connection through myofascial tissue.A prospective, randomized, controlled, single-blind (assessor) pilot clinical trial was performed with a sample size of 27 subjects with rotator cuff injuries and with clinical diagnosis of myofascial pain syndrome at shoulder. The sample were divided into 3 groups of treatment (9 subjects per group): 1. A direct treatment over the shoulder by ischemic compression of myofascial trigger points (MTP) (control / rotator cuff group). 2. Diaphragm manual therapy techniques (diaphragm group). 3. Active diaphragm mobilization by breathing exercises (breathing exercises group).The pain and range of shoulder motion were assessed before and after treatment in all the participants by inclinometry, NRS of pain in shoulder movements and pressure algometry. Methodology and full data analyzing the effect of the three interventions are presented in this article.These data could give a basis for further experiments on revealing the underlying mechanism of action of the visceral manual therapy in reducing the symptoms of shoulder pain.
