The best way to think of shoulder impingement is that some structure in the shoulder (most likely a tendon) is getting “pinched”. If the “pinching” of the structure continues, over time ...

ugent.be Chronic shoulder pain and dysfunction are common complaints among overhead athletes seeking care from physical medicine and rehabilitation. Impingement is a frequently described pathological ...

Most of the subjects had been advised to undergo shoulder surgery. Most of the participants (72) had impingement syndrome. Sixteen subjects had a rotator cuff tear (confirmed by MRI), and the ...

In our study, the development of shoulder symptoms was reported by 33% of control patients and a positive impingement test was seen in 26%. To our knowledge, only one prospective study has been ...