Comparison of injection techniques for shoulder pain: results of a double blind, randomised study.

doi:10.1136/bmj.287.6402.1339

Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) 1983;287:1339-1341 (5 November), doi:10.1136/bmj.287.6402.1339

Comparison of injection techniques for shoulder pain: results of a double blind, randomised study.

G R Hollingworth, R M Ellis, T S Hattersley

Seventy seven patients with soft tissue shoulder lesions includingadhesive capsulitis and disorders of the rotator cuff and acromioclavicularjoint were admitted to a trial comparing two different methodsof corticosteroid injection with local anaesthetic in a randomlyallocated double blind study. The method of anatomical injectionafter diagnosis by the technique of selective tissue tensiongave 60% success compared with the method using tender or triggerpoint localisation, giving 20% success (p less than 0.001).

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