Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
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Definition:
'Shoulder impingement syndrome', also called 'painful arc syndrome', 'supraspinatus syndrome', 'swimmer's shoulder', and 'thrower's shoulder', is a clinical syndrome which occurs when the tendons of the rotator cuff muscles become irritated and inflamed as they pass through the subacromial space, the passage beneath the acromion. This can result in pain, weakness and loss of movement at the shoulder.
Symptoms- Shoulder pain
- Pain with overhead reach
- Loss of ROM in the shoulder
- Weakness in the shoulder
Causes- Bone spurs
- Poor posture
- Ligament thickening or calcification
- Loss of rotator cuff function
- Bursa thickening
Treatment- ROM and stretching
- Posture program
- Shoulder stabilization strengthening
- Upper extremity strengthening
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