Rehabilitation of the patient with glenohumeral impingement requires a complete
understanding of the structures involved and the underlying mechanism creating the …

Purpose: To conduct a systematic review of the psychometric properties (reliability, validity
and responsiveness) of self-report questionnaires used to assess symptoms and functional …

Background There is a lack of standardized criteria for diagnosing rotator cuff related
shoulder pain (RCRSP). Objective To identify the most relevant clinical descriptors for …

BACKGROUND: Conservative treatments have been proposed for people with shoulder
impingement syndrome (SIS), such as strengthening of the rotator cuff and scapular muscles …

Background The methods previously proposed in the literature to assess patients with
rotator cuff related shoulder pain, based on special orthopedic tests to precisely identify the …

Although regular physical activity is known to benefit health of aging populations, there are
still many factors, which regulate exercise-induced adaptive changes. Among many vitamin …

Mechanisms underpinning age-related decreases in muscle strength and muscle mass
relate to chronic inflammation. Physical activity induces an anti-inflammatory effect, but it is …

Objective: We evaluated the relationship between muscle strength and pain in subacromial
impingement syndrome (SIS). Methods: 18 female, 2 male twenty patients (mean age …

Rotator cuff (RC) tendinopathy is a common recurrent cause of shoulder pain, and
resistance exercise is the first-line recommended intervention. Proposed causal …

Context Subacromial impingement syndrome (SIS) is associated with scapular dyskinesis,
or imbalanced scapular muscle activity. Evidence has shown that feedback can improve …