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Rehabilitation with Kinematic Biofeedback Improves Shoulder Function in Patients Surgically Treated for Rotator Cuff Tear: Indications from a Randomized Controlled Trial

Ilaria Parel
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Antonio Padolino
,
Valeria Candoli
,
Maria Vittoria Filippi
,
Giovanni Merolla
,
Stefano Sanniti
,
Paolo Paladini
,
Andrea Giovanni Cutti
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Version 1 : Received: 30 August 2023 / Approved: 1 September 2023 / Online: 1 September 2023 (07:39:09 CEST)

How to cite: Parel, I.; Padolino, A.; Candoli, V.; Filippi, M.V.; Merolla, G.; Sanniti, S.; Paladini, P.; Cutti, A.G. Rehabilitation with Kinematic Biofeedback Improves Shoulder Function in Patients Surgically Treated for Rotator Cuff Tear: Indications from a Randomized Controlled Trial. Preprints 2023, 2023090031. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.0031.v1 Parel, I.; Padolino, A.; Candoli, V.; Filippi, M.V.; Merolla, G.; Sanniti, S.; Paladini, P.; Cutti, A.G. Rehabilitation with Kinematic Biofeedback Improves Shoulder Function in Patients Surgically Treated for Rotator Cuff Tear: Indications from a Randomized Controlled Trial. Preprints 2023, 2023090031. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.0031.v1

Abstract

A randomized control trial (clinicaltrial.gov identification NCT04521504) was conducted to test if the combination of a rehabilitative protocol with a kinematic visual biofeedback tool could improve the functional level of patients arthroscopically treated for rotator cuff tear, both in the short- and medium-term assessments. Forty patients (aged between 35 and 65 y.o., employed at the time of the enrollment) were randomly assigned to two groups: Control group (C, n°21 patients) and Biofeedback group (B, n°19 patients). The primary outcome used for the assessment of shoulder functional performances was the Scapula-Weighted Constant-Murley Score. Patients were assessed longitudinally: before surgery, 45 days after surgery, at time of return-to-work, and at a final follow-up between 6 and 12 months. Results showed no biases for the two groups before the administration of the experimental protocol; significantly higher scores for B compared to C were found only at time of return-to-work. Based on results, we could conclude that the biofeedback training allowed patients to return to work in a better functional condition. This trial was funded by the National Institute for Insurance against Accidents at Work (INAIL).

Keywords

rotator cuff tear repair; shoulder; rehabilitation; scapula; exercises; biofeedback

Subject

Engineering, Bioengineering

Copyright: This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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