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INTRODUCTION: Shoulder impingement and rotator cuff tear are commonly seen in shoulder pathology. Pathological changes the soft tissue around can be due to intrinsic degenerative tendons or extrinsic mechanical compression acromion types. Changes morphology have been postulated, which might one of causes syndrome tears. But few study results shown that role is doubtful. Our primary objective wa...

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...

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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...

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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...