Effect Of Therapeutic Ultrasound In The Management Of Shoulder Calcific Tendinopathy-Case Study

Abstract

Introduction: Ultrasound therapy is used to treat calcific tendinitis of the shoulder; its efficacy has not been rigorously evaluated. In this case report patient with symptomatic calcific tendinitis is verified by radiography. Patient received continuous ultrasound (frequency, 1 MHz; intensity, 1.5 W per square centimeter; 7-minute period for 10 sessions of ultrasound (five times in a week for two week) to the area over the calcification. Case Report: A 60-year-old man was presented with complaints of acute left-shoulder pain. patient underwent a course of therapeutic ultrasound. The outcome measures were the Visual analog scale (VAS) and patient perceived improvement (PPI). Following treatment, the patient reported improvements in both pain and function as measured by the VAS and PPI. Conclusion: In this case report, therapeutic ultrasound for the treatment of shoulder calfication resulted in improvement in all recorded measures of pain and function. The promising outcome of this single case report highlights the need to further evaluate through more structured controlled trials the efficacy of therapeutic ultrasound in the treatment of shoulder calcification.