Practical Geriatrics ›› 2022, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (9): 948-951.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1003-9198.2022.09.019

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Clinical effects of water-filtered infrared-A combined with extracorporeal shock wave in elderly patients with rotator cuff injury

XI Yang, GU Xiao-mei, KONG Yi-meng, ZHANG Gui-lin, SUN Zhi-cheng   

  1. Department of Traditional Rehabilitation,Jiangsu Province Geriatric Hospital,Nanjing 210024,China
  • Received:2022-03-17 Online:2022-09-20 Published:2022-09-21

Abstract: Objective To observe the clinical effect of water-filtered infrared-A combined with extracorporeal shock wave in the treatment of elderly patients with rotator cuff injury. Methods A total of 62 elderly patients with rotator cuff injury were randomly divided into the control group and the observation group, with 31 cases in each group. Both groups received water-filtered infrared-A therapy, and the observation group received extracorporeal shock wave therapy additionally.Visual analog scale(VAS), University of California at Los Angeles(UCLA)shoulder scale and range of motion(ROM)were assessed before and 4 weeks after treatment,and the clinical efficacy was also compared between the two groups after 4 weeks of treatment. Results There were no significant differences in VAS, score of UCLA shoulder scale and ROM of shoulder joint of abduction,inward rotation and outward rotation between the two groups before treatment(P>0.05).After 4 weeks of treatment, the scores of VAS, UCLA shoulder scale and ROM of abduction,inward rotation and outward rotation improved in both groups,especially in the observation group(P<0.05 or P<0.01). After 4 weeks of treatment,the clinical effect of the observation group was more significant than that of the control group(P<0.05). Conclusions Water-filtered infrared-A combined with extracorporeal shock wave can relieve pain and improve the function and ROM of shoulder joint in the elderly patients with rotator cuff injury,and the clinical effect is significant.

Key words: extracorporeal shock wave, water-filtered infrared-A, rotator cuff injury, aged

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