Efectividad del método Kaltenborn en el síndrome de manguito rotador.

Abstract

Rotator cuff syndrome is a condition that involves several tendons, either together or in isolation, the most affected tendon is usually the supraspinatus. The present research project aimed to determine the effectiveness of the Kaltenborn method in the treatment of rotator cuff syndrome in 30 adult patients between 40 and 59 years of age. The intervention plan was developed in the Physical Rehabilitation Service of the Hospital del Día IESS Sangolquí in the period July - December 2020. It is a research with prospective design, quasi-experimental, longitudinal intervention, since the intervention was carried out with the Kaltenborn method and the impact of this development project was measured through the comparison of results obtained for pain (VAS test), joint amplitude (Goniometric test) and shoulder joint disability (Spadi test). An intervention protocol was performed, which consists of the application of the Kaltenborn method in the glenohumeral joint, short lever traction techniques, anterior gliding, posterior gliding and inferior gliding. The values obtained before and after the application of the OMT Kaltenborn-Evjenth method with the EVA tests, give a significance level with the Wilcoxon test P=0.01, goniometric test in student's t-test P=0.01 and Spadi test, in student's t-test P=0.01. Concluding that OMT Kaltenborn-Evjenth manual therapy is effective in reducing pain intensity, improving joint range of motion and decreasing shoulder joint disability.