Impingement syndrome is a condition that causes pain in the front of the shoulder, particularly with overhead activities, resulting from bursitis and tendinitis in the rotator cuff tendon. Middle-aged ...

Here’s why… What is the rotator cuff? The rotator cuff is a term used to describe a group of four muscles in the shoulder. These muscles are the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, subscapularis and teres ...

Impingement syndrome is a condition that causes pain in the front of the shoulder, particularly with overhead activities, resulting from bursitis and rotator cuff tendinopathy. Middle-aged men and ...

Shoulder impingement occurs when the bone on top of the shoulder impinges (compresses) on the rotator cuff with overhead arm movement, causing pain and irritation. Most patients with shoulder ...

There are two types of rotator cuff pain associated with shoulder impingement (friction between the rotator cuff and the shoulder blade): bursitis and tendinitis. The groups most at risk for bursitis ...

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 ...

We will include both asymptomatic adults (aged 18 and over) and adults diagnosed with rotator cuff-related shoulder pain or other terms that refer to that disorder (eg, subacromial pain syndrome, ...