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 4...

BACKGROUND/HYPOTHESIS Shoulder pain in elite swimmers is common, and its pathogenesis is uncertain. HYPOTHESIS/STUDY DESIGN: The authors used a cross-sectional study design to test Jobe's hypothesis that repetitive forceful swimming leads to shoulder laxity, which in turn leads to impingement pain. METHODS Eighty young elite swimmers (13-25 years of age) completed questionnaires on their swim...

Methods Fifty-five patients who underwent arthroscopic subacromial decompression were analyzed. Pre-operatively patients completed an assessment form consisting of visual analogue pain score, and shoulder satisfaction. The degree of clinical impingement was also recorded. At arthroscopy impingement was classified according to the Copeland-Levy classification. Post-operatively the shoulder asses...

BACKGROUND Alterations in glenohumeral range of motion, including increased posterior shoulder tightness and glenohumeral internal rotation deficit that exceeds the accompanying external rotation gain, are suggested contributors to throwing-related shoulder injuries such as pathologic internal impingement. Yet these contributors have not been identified in throwers with internal impingement. ...

Shoulder pain is the third most common musculoskeletal complaint in orthopedic practice and impingement syndrome one of more underlying diagnosis(1). Neers classification system used as a criteria for diagnosis. The affected patients are generally over age 40(1). Patients present with on elevating arm or when lying side. Individuals will often complaints upon lifting They may report loss motion...

BACKGROUND Patient-rated outcome measures (PROMs) are an important part of clinical decision-making in rehabilitation of patients with shoulder pain. The Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire was designed to measure physical disability and symptoms in patients with musculoskeletal disorders of the upper extremity and is one the most commonly used outcome measures for patie...

FATIGUE ON GLENOHUMERAL KINEMATICS IN SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME Philip J. Royer, Edward J. Kane, Kyle E. Parks, Jacob C. Morrow, Richard R. Moravec, Douglas S. Christie, Deydre S. Teyhen Physical Therapy Research Center, U.S. Army-Baylor University Graduate Program in Physical Therapy, Fort Sam Houston, TX, USA Department of Kinesiology & Health Education, The University of Texas, Austin, T...

The article outlines changes of locomotor system in patients with diabetes mellitus. Classification of individual diseases is based on the requirements of clinical practice mainly. The following diseases are described here: diabetic cheiroarthropathy, shoulder impingement syndrome, Charcots joint, diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis, diabetic osteopathy and other pathologies associated wit...

Os acromiale is a rare anatomical variant that is caused by failure of fusion of the acromial apophysis and is usually asymptomatic. We report a case of impingement syndrome of the left shoulder secondary to unstable os acromiale, which was initially overlooked and confirmed only during arthroscopic examination. Arthroscopic excision of the unstable fragment was successful without residual dysf...