Effect of neuromuscular control training on frozen shoulder / 中国康复理论与实践

ABSTRACT

ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of neuromuscular control training on frozen shoulder. MethodsFrom February to August, 2021, 34 patients with first idiopathic frozen shoulder from the outpatients department of Rehabilitation, Beijing Tongren Hospital were randomly assigned into control group (n = 17) and experimental group (n = 17). Both groups received routine rehabilitation training, and the experimental group received neuromuscular control training in addition, one time a day, five days a week, for six weeks. The shoulder joint function was evaluated by Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) score before and after training. ResultsAfter training, all the sub-item scores and total score of JOA improved in both groups (|t| > 14.835, |Z| > 2.070, P < 0.05), and the JOA sub-item scores of pain, ADL, ROM and total score were higher in the experimental group than in the control group (Z = -2.191, t > 2.060, P < 0.05). ConclusionNeuromuscular control training could improve the shoulder function of patients with frozen shoulder more effectively.