Epidemiology, natural history, and indications for treatment of rotator cuff tears

RZ Tashjian - Clinics in sports medicine, 2012 - Elsevier
Rotator cuff disease is the most common shoulder disorder treated by orthopedic surgeons.
Little information exits regarding its prevalence and natural history. The prevalence of rotator …

The association of scapular kinematics and glenohumeral joint pathologies

PM Ludewig, JF Reynolds - Journal of orthopaedic & sports physical …, 2009 - jospt.org
There is a growing body of literature associating abnormal scapular positions and motions,
and, to a lesser degree, clavicular kinematics with a variety of shoulder pathologies. The …

Mechanisms of rotator cuff tendinopathy: intrinsic, extrinsic, or both?

AL Seitz, PW McClure, S Finucane, ND Boardman III… - Clinical …, 2011 - Elsevier
The etiology of rotator cuff tendinopathy is multi-factorial, and has been attributed to both
extrinsic and intrinsic mechanisms. Extrinsic factors that encroach upon the subacromial …

Anatomical and biomechanical mechanisms of subacromial impingement syndrome

LA Michener, PW McClure, AR Karduna - Clinical biomechanics, 2003 - Elsevier
Subacromial impingement syndrome is the most common disorder of the shoulder, resulting
in functional loss and disability in the patients that it affects. This musculoskeletal disorder …

Treatments for shoulder impingement syndrome: a PRISMA systematic review and network meta-analysis

W Dong, H Goost, XB Lin, C Burger, C Paul, ZL Wang… - Medicine, 2015 - journals.lww.com
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for Shoulder Impingement Syndrome: A PRISMA Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis …

Physiotherapy interventions for shoulder pain

S Green, R Buchbinder, SE Hetrick… - Cochrane database …, 1996 - cochranelibrary.com
Background The prevalence of shoulder disorders has been reported to range from seven to
36% of the population (Lundberg 1969) accounting for 1.2% of all General Practitioner …

Effect of specific exercise strategy on need for surgery in patients with subacromial impingement syndrome: randomised controlled study

T Holmgren, HB Hallgren, B Öberg, L Adolfsson… - Bmj, 2012 - bmj.com
Objective To evaluate if a specific exercise strategy, targeting the rotator cuff and scapula
stabilisers, improves shoulder function and pain more than unspecific exercises in patients …

Exercise in the treatment of rotator cuff impingement: a systematic review and a synthesized evidence-based rehabilitation protocol

JE Kuhn - Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery, 2009 - Elsevier
A systematic review of the literature was performed to evaluate the role of exercise in
treating rotator cuff impingement and to synthesize a standard evidence-based rehabilitation …

The effectiveness of physiotherapy exercises in subacromial impingement syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis

CE Hanratty, JG McVeigh, DP Kerr, JR Basford… - Seminars in arthritis and …, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of exercise in the treatment of people with
subacromial impingement syndrome (SAIS). METHODS: A systematic review and meta …

Shoulder function and 3-dimensional scapular kinematics in people with and without shoulder impingement syndrome

PW McClure, LA Michener, AR Karduna - Physical therapy, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Purpose. Several factors such as posture, muscle force, range of
motion, and scapular dysfunction are commonly believed to contribute to shoulder …