PURPOSE To investigate the effectiveness of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) in addition to exercise programme on shoulder function in subacromial impingement syndrome (SAIS). METHOD Sixty-seven patients with SAIS were randomly assigned to either a group that received laser (n = 34) or a group that received placebo Laser (n = 26). Pain, functional assessment, disability and muscle strength of s...

BACKGROUND The Close Kinetic Chain Upper Extremity Stability Test (CKCUES test) is a low cost shoulder functional test that could be considered as a complementary and objective clinical outcome for shoulder performance evaluation. However, its reliability was tested only in recreational athletes' males and there are no studies comparing scores between sedentary and active samples. The purpose w...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Shoulder impingement syndrome is common, but treatment is controversial. Arthroscopic acromioplasty is popular even though its efficacy is unknown. In this study, we analyzed stage-II shoulder impingement patients in subgroups to identify those who would benefit from the operation. PATIENTS AND METHODS In a previous randomized study, 140 patients were either treated wit...

CONTEXT Differences in 3-dimensional (3D) scapular motion have been reported between healthy baseball position players and healthy nonoverhead athletic controls, as well as players diagnosed with shoulder impingement syndrome. These alterations are theorized to be the result of adaptations due to the demands of repetitive throwing. However, comparisons between the throwing and nonthrowing shoul...

Shoulder pain is the third most common presenting complaint to the primary care practice. Age is a factor which plays an important role in predicting injuries. Clavicular fractures are usually traumatic. Shoulder dislocations are more common in teens to the fourth decade. Other conditions which can give rise to acute shoulder pain are impingement syndrome, frozen shoulder, and bursitis. Diagnos...

OBJECTIVE To describe the outcome of cases with subacromial impingement syndrome managed with arthroscopic subacromial decompression. STUDY DESIGN Quasi-experimental study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Section of Orthopaedics, Department of Surgery, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi from April 2005 to March 2006. METHODOLOGY Thirty patients with impingement syndrome who underwent a...

Purpose: Kinesio-taping (KT) is a new therapeutic approach for shoulder impingement syndrome (SIS), which is common in swimmers. This study was performed to investigate the short- and long-term effects of KT on shoulder pain and functional stability in swimmers with SIS. Methods: In this quasi-experimental study (randomized control trial), 28 swimmers with SIS were randomly allocated to the ta...

Conservative care of the athlete with shoulder impingement includes activity modification, application of ice, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, subacromial corticosteroid injections, and physiotherapy. This case report describes the clinical treatment and outcome of three patients with shoulder impingement syndrome who did not respond to traditional treatment. Two of the three were previou...