Eccentric Exercises for Shoulder Pain

DoD beneficiaries age 18 or older will be recruited from the clinics at the Mike O'Callaghan Federal Medical Center (MOFMC). Subjects meeting the inclusion/exclusion criteria will be offered an opportunity to participate:

Screening Visit:

• Obtain signed Informed Consent Document and HIPAA Authorization.
• Verify inclusion/exclusion criteria

Visit 1 (may occur same day as Screening Visit):

• Subjects will be randomly assigned to one of two groups by the Research Coordinator using a random number generator, thus the Investigators will be blinded to the group assignments:

  • Group 1: in-office instruction of the standard of care eccentric exercise regimen for rotator cuff tendinopathy.
  • Group 2: in-office instruction of the standard of care eccentric exercise regimen for rotator cuff tendinopathy and an instructional exercise video source (DVD).
• Subjects will be given a study exercise diary to track adherence to the standard of care eccentric exercise routine.

Visit 2 (12 weeks post Visit 1):

• Study exercise diary will be collected to assess adherence. If the subject is unable to come in, they can return the study exercise diary via mail, or electronic mail.