Comparison of injection techniques for shoulder pain: results of a double blind, randomised study.
Seventy seven patients with soft tissue shoulder lesions including adhesive capsulitis and disorders of the rotator cuff and acromioclavicular joint were admitted to a trial comparing two different methods of corticosteroid injection with local anaesthetic in a randomly allocated double blind study. The method of anatomical injection after diagnosis by the technique of selective tissue tension gave 60% success compared with the method using tender or trigger point localisation, giving 20% success (p less than 0.001).
D000173:Acromioclavicular Joint / Q000503:physiopathology; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002062:Bursitis / Q000188:drug therapy; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections / Q000379:methods; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008297:Male; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012782:Shoulder / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000503:physiopathology; D052256:Tendinopathy / Q000188:drug therapy
D008012:Lidocaine; D008775:Methylprednisolone