| Given that 90 + percent of shoulder pain is due to | | | | that they wore for one month. The study was blinded. |
| rotator cuff tendinitis, it is worthwhile to consider those | | | | The results of the study were remarkable, as those |
| therapies that focus on rotator cuff tendinitis in order to | | | | who used the brace saw a 100% improvement in their |
| combat shoulder pain itself. This idea has become | | | | shoulder situation when compared to patients who did |
| even more justified following the results of a recent | | | | not use the shoulder brace. |
| study presented at The American College of Sports | | | | During the study, it was found that the patients did not |
| Medicine. This study saw impressive results when | | | | need to wear the brace for more than three weeks |
| patients used a nighttime brace to treat rotator cuff | | | | before results were realized. Compared to those who |
| injuries and tendinitis. | | | | used the brace, only 50% of those members of the |
| The study at The American College of Sports | | | | study who were not given the nighttime brace |
| Medicine took patients who were suffering from | | | | became better over a similar one month period. This |
| shoulder pain from rotator cuff injuries and tendinitis | | | | small but powerful study did reach statistical |
| and treated them all with traditional care methods that | | | | significance. The results of this study lend many to |
| included hands on inflammatory medications and | | | | believe that this brace represents a new and exciting |
| physical therapy. However, half of the patients then | | | | therapy to deal with this incredibly common problem of |
| received an additional treatment of a nighttime brace | | | | rotator cuff tendinitis. |