Extracorporeal shock wave therapy combined with functional exercise in treating rotator cuff injuries in military pilots
10.3969/j.issn.1009-0754.2025.07.007
- VernacularTitle:冲击波疗法联合功能锻炼对飞行人员肩袖损伤的疗效观察
- Author:
Zhipeng YUE
1
;
You ZHOU
;
Zhenyu WANG
;
Qirong QIAN
Author Information
1. 200433 上海,海军军医大学第二附属医院关节外科
- Keywords:
Military pilots;
Rotator cuff injury;
Risk factor;
Extracorporeal shock wave therapy
- From:
Journal of Navy Medicine
2025;46(7):678-682
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the state of rotator cuff injury in flight crew and to explore the effectiveness of extracorporeal shock wave therapy combined with functional exercise in treating rotator cuff injury.Methods A total of 60 flight crew with rotator cuff injuries in Dalian Rehabilitation Center from June 2022 to June 2023 were enrolled in this study.They were randomly assigned to experimental group(shock wave therapy combined with functional exercise)or the control group(functional exercise).The clinical efficacy was compared between the two groups after 4 weeks of treatment.Results All the research objects were male.There was no significant difference in the general information,such as age,flight duration,or course of the disease between the two groups(P>0.05).The visual analogue scale(VAS)scores were decreased,and Constant-Murley scores(CMS)and range of motion(ROM)were increased in both groups after treatment.The above-mentioned indexes in the experimental group were better than those in the control group(P<0.001).Conclusion The shock wave therapy and functional exercise has a more significant therapeutic effect on rotator cuff injuries than functional exercise alone.
