Patients planned to undergo rotator cuff arthroscopy will be randomized to receive active or sham devices for self-application at home in addition to standard care. Patients will be invited to up to 5 visits at the clinic: baseline (before surgery), post-operative day 1, and 1, 3, and optionally 6 months after surgery. Evaluations will include physical examination, physical activity tests, range of motion measurements, Constant score, thermal imaging, and patient reported outcomes including subjective pain level by visual analogue scale, functional and quality of life questionnaires.~The study hypothesis is that B-Cure laser treatments, applied, at home, by the patient, can reduce pain and accelerate healing over standard care thereby improving the rehabilitation process following rotator cuff arthroscopic surgery.
Rehabilitation following rotator cuff surgery is characterized with high levels of pain, limited range of motion, and decreased quality of life. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the B-Cure laser photobiomodulation home-use device in addition to standard care, for the reduction of pain, increase in functionality, and improvement of life quality during rehabilitation following rotator cuff arthroscopic surgery.