STUDY DESIGN Random allocation of subjects into a placebo-controlled, crossover study. OBJECTIVES To investigate the effect of changing thoracic and scapular posture on shoulder flexion and scapular plane abduction range of motion in asymptomatic subjects, and in subjects with subacromial impingement syndrome. BACKGROUND Changes in upper body posture and concomitant imbalance of the muscle ...

s Presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Society for Hip Arthroscopy 2016

Title: The impact of subacromial impingement syndrome on muscle activity patterns of the shoulder complex: a systematic review of electromyographic studies Authors:

BACKGROUND Betel pepper (Piper betle L.) cultivation is an important agricultural industry in Taitung, Taiwan, and culling leaves is very labor-intensive. This case study compares the proportion of cumulative trauma disorders (CTDs) between cullers and those with other occupations. METHODS Patients with musculoskeletal disorders in the rehabilitation clinic of a local hospital in Taitung were...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the clinical-radiographic subacromial disease symptoms correlated with adaptation of the measure of lateral acromion angle and its respective measuring radiographic acromial index. METHODS In the period between october 2010 and february 2011 were evaluated 55 painful shoulders with Neer test and true anteroposterior radiography. Patients were divided into two groups, wit...

STUDY DESIGN A prospective randomized clinical trial. OBJECTIVE To compare the effectiveness of 2 physical therapy treatment approaches for impingement syndrome of the shoulder. BACKGROUND Manual physical therapy combined with exercise is a commonly applied but currently unproven clinical treatment for impingement syndrome of the shoulder. METHODS AND MEASURES Thirty men and 22 women (age...