Improvements of Functional Activity and Pain Relief through Stabilization Exercise in Capsulorrhaphy Surgery of Shoulder Dislocation Patients

Abstract

The purpose of this study cares to investigate effect of shoulder stabilization exercise at the pain control, function and range of motion of shoulder girdle after surgery of shoulder dislocation patients. The subjects were 30 patients who operated on capsulorrhaphy surgery of shoulder dislocation patients. They were assigned by random sampling to an experimental group (n = 15) to which stabilization exercise was applied and a control group (n = 15) to which ordinary physical treatment was applied. To evaluate the degree of pain prior to and after the treatment, a 100 mm visual analogue scale (VAS) was used. The Constant-Murley Scale (CMS) and simple shoulder test (SST) was used to determine the function and condition of the shoulder joints of the subjects. To determine the range of motion, a Dartfish program was used. The results of comparison of the therapeutic effect in the experimental and control groups revealed significant differences in active abduction, SST, and power component of the CMS. The results suggest that shoulder stabilization exercise positively affects pain alleviation and functional recovery in shoulder dislocation patients.