Resistance Training for Patients With Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders and Shoulder Symptoms: a Feasibility Study

Summary

Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders (HSD) is a recent diagnosis that covers joint hypermobility with one or more secondary symptomatic musculoskeletal manifestations. Current clinical management of this population with shoulder symptoms is a non-standardized combination of physiotherapy modalities including exercise prescription. There is evidence suggesting that progressive heavy resistance training increases muscle strength and tendon stiffness, which may be valuable for treatment of this population.

The aim of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of progressive heavy shoulder resistance training (PHSRT) for adults with HSD and shoulder symptoms.

Conditions

• Hypermobility Syndrome Shoulder
• Shoulder Pain Chronic

Interventions

OTHER

Progressive heavy shoulder resistance training

The training programme includes five exercises identified in literature to target scapular and rotator cuff muscles.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Esbjerg Municipality

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• Region of Southern Denmark

  collaborator OTHER

• The Danish Rheumatism Association

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Southern Denmark

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Behnam Liaghat, MSc · University of Southern Denmark

• Birgit Juul-Kristensen, PhD · University of Southern Denmark

• Søren T Skou, PhD · University of Southern Denmark, Næstved-Slagelse-Ringsted Hospitals

• Karen Søgaard, PhD · University of Southern Denmark

• Jens Søndergaard, MD, PhD · University of Southern Denmark

• Uffe Jørgensen, MD · Odense University Hospital, University of Southern Denmark

Study Design

Allocation

NA

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

65 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2018-05-04

Primary Completion

2018-11-06

Completion

2018-11-06

Countries

• Denmark

Study Locations