TECAR With Chronic Shoulder Impingement Syndrome

The study aimed to investigate the adjunctive effects of TECAR therapy in combination with conventional exercises compared with placebo TECAR combined with the same exercise program on pain intensity, shoulder function, range of motion, and muscle strength in individuals with subacromial syndrome.

Inclusion Criteria: * Referred by an orthopedic physician with a clinical diagnosis (confirmed by imaging examination-magnetic resonance imaging or ultrasound) of Tendinopathy of any muscle of the Rotator cuff and pain in the shoulders for at least 3 months * Participants ranged in age from 30 to 55 years old * Numerical pain rating scale (NPRS)≥4: * Four of the following should be present in the included patients: Neer impingement test, Hawkins' test, Pain was replicated in the supraspinatus empty-can test, a painful arc of movement from 70° to 120°, and pain at the greater tuberosity of the humerus * BMI range 18.5- 29. 9 Kg/m². Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who have a full-thickness rotator cuff tear. * History of shoulder or rotator cuff surgery or fracture, glenohumeral joint dislocation, rheumatoid arthritis (affected side). * Pharmacological medical treatment that may interfere with the measurements; history of corticosteroid injections in the last three months. * Patients who received rehabilitation therapy in the last 3 months. * Patients who have symptoms of numbness or tingling in the upper extremity. * A history of the following: onset of symptoms due to traumatic injury. * Patients who have cognitive or psychiatric disorders or pregnancy. * Patients who have a positive Drop arm sign. * Patients who have cervical radiculopathy.