OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of control training of scapula on functional recovery of shoulder joint after the operation of rotator cuff injury and pain scores. METHODS: Forty patients with rotator cuff injury syndrome admitted in our hospital from January 2014 to December 2015 were randomly divided into control group (20 cases) and observation group (20 cases). The control group was only treated with physical therapy and early immobilizing rehabilitation of shoulder joint, once per two days, ten times as a course, three courses in total and no interval between courses. Besides the above treatment, the observation group received control training of scapula. All patients were assessed for shoulder joint range of motion (ROM) and visual analog scale (VAS) of shoulder joint before and after treatment. RESULTS: Forty patients involved were all qualified for result analysis. Compared with prior treatment, no significant difference was found in VAS score and shoulder joint ROM improvement of patients in the two groups 2 weeks after operation (p = 0.15); while 4 and 8 weeks after operation, the VAS score and shoulder joint ROM markedly improved (p = 0.02, p = 0.01), and the VAS score and shoulder joint ROM improvement in observation group were better than those in control group (p = 0.02, p = 0.03). CONCLUSION: Patients with rotator cuff injury syndrome can effectively relieve their postoperative pain, improve the shoulder joint ROM and motor function of shoulder joint through long-term control training of scapula.

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