
Suprascapular Nerve Entrapment

- Pain and discomfort that is poorly localized, often in the top or back of the shoulder
- Heaviness or fatigue of the shoulder and arm
- Pain that may be made worse by exercise or raising the arm over head
- Weakness raising the arm to the side or overhead or rotating the shoulder outward
- Tenderness in the top or back of the shoulder
- Atrophy of the supraspinatus or infraspinatus muscle

- Pressure on the supraspinatus nerve at the top or back of the shoulder, often by a cyst from the shoulder joint
- Pressure on the supraspinatus nerve at the top or back of the shoulder by one of two ligaments of the shoulder blade that the nerve passes beneath
- Repetitive stretch injury to the nerve

- ROM and stretching
- Shoulder stabilization exercises
- Posture program
- Upper extremity strengthening
- Nerve flossing
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