Dry needling for shoulder pain with ultrasound guidance
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Injuries & trauma, Pain clinical trials.
This study tests whether using ultrasound to guide dry needling helps reduce shoulder pain more than dry needling without ultrasound. It is for people with shoulder tendon problems (rotator cuff tendinopathy) confirmed by imaging.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 60 years old.
- A doctor has told you that you have rotator cuff tendinopathy, and it was confirmed by an ultrasound or MRI.
- You have a tight, painful band of muscle in your shoulder blade (infraspinatus) that, when pressed, reproduces your usual shoulder pain.
- You are not a high-level athlete, and you do not have other shoulder conditions like frozen shoulder, torn rotator cuff, or a past fracture or surgery.
- You are not pregnant, and you do not have fibromyalgia, cancer, or a history of shoulder dislocation.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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