Real-time telerehabilitation can effectively improve shoulder symptoms during the pandemic
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.28957/rcmfr.337Keywords:
Telerehabilitation, Telemedicine, Physiotherapy, Contracture, Rotator cuffAbstract
Introduction. The access to rehabilitation services to treat shoulder pain symptoms may be limited by multifactorial difficulties in the healthcare system, but it has also recently been restricted by the social distancing measures implemented to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Objective. To describe the effect of a remote controlled rehabilitation treatment plan to treat the retraction of the posterior capsule of the shoulder with secondary tendinopathy of the tendon of the supraspinatus muscle of the rotator cuff.
Methods. Prospective observational descriptive study conducted in 15 patients with retraction of the posterior capsule of the shoulder with secondary tendinopathy of the tendon of the supraspinatus muscle of the rotator cuff, treated with telerehabilitation during five weeks. Functional capacity, pain, and mobility of the patients were
evaluated before and after treatment.
Results. The functional capacity, according to the ASES (American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons) scale,
increased from 51.06±7.15 to 76.07±6.6, while pain, measured with the visual analog pain scale, turned from 6,2±0,971 to 3,26±0,93. All participants recovered their mobility in internal rotation and horizontal adduction.
Conclusions. The implementation of telerehabilitation programs allows to improve the functionality, mobility, and pain associated with the posterior capsular retraction and tendinitis of the rotator cuff. In this sense, it is a viable treatment alternative given the limitation to the access to face-to-face physiotherapy services.
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