| The purpose of the study was to find out the | | | | results in greater decrease of shoulder pain and |
| effectiveness of ultrasound and neuromuscular | | | | increase in shoulder function. [Ginn K et al, 1997] |
| exercises in the treatment of patients with shoulder | | | | Exercise helps to improve muscle force couple |
| pain. 30 subjects were randomly selected and properly | | | | function and thus indirectly to ease shoulder pain by |
| assigned into two groups. Group A underwent | | | | restoring dynamic and mechanical support mechanism |
| conservative exercises and ultrasound Group B | | | | of the shoulder. [Gray R et al, 1983]. Neuromuscular |
| underwent neuromuscular exercises and ultrasound. | | | | exercises are aimed at restoring dynamic Joint |
| Patients were selected with the age group of | | | | stabilizing mechanism and muscle co-ordination, there |
| 25-35years. The patients with severe shoulder pain | | | | by improves functional activity. [Karen a Ginn, 2005] |
| and limitation of movement were selected for this | | | | In this study neuromuscular exercises along with |
| study. Patient with shoulder pain has a greater muscle | | | | ultrasound produces a significant improvement in |
| weakness because of decreased muscle activity soft | | | | subjects with shoulder pain, there was a gross |
| tissue injuries occurs around the shoulder also cause | | | | improvement in functional activity when it was |
| severe pain. | | | | compared with the control group. |
| In the management of soft tissue disorders, ultrasound | | | | Parameters chosen were UCLA scale for functional |
| has been used for more than 30 years [Bearzy HJ, | | | | activity and VAS scale for pain. |
| 1953]. Ultrasound plays a role in cell metabolism. It also | | | | Paired 't' test used to find out differences between pre |
| enhances fibrous tissue extensibility and muscle | | | | test and post test values. Unpaired 't' test was used to |
| relaxation. Ultrasound promotes healing and | | | | find out the difference between post VS post |
| regeneration of inflamed tissues to reduce pain and | | | | between two groups. Based on the statistical analysis |
| increase ROM (Weber DC et al, 1996, Khan J 1991) | | | | we found that the significant improvement in Group B |
| Soft tissue disorders results in pain which tends to | | | | (Neuromuscular exercises) than Group A |
| decrease the functional activity. Shoulder pains inhibit | | | | (conservative exercise) Thus the study conclude that |
| the movements in the shoulder and thereby reduce | | | | ultrasound along with Neuromuscular exercises is |
| the normal shoulder function. Shoulder pain results in | | | | beneficial in improving functional activity and reducing |
| weakness of muscle where the patient has inability to | | | | pain in patients with shoulder disorders. |
| achieve the normal task. Neuromuscular exercises | | | | |