Background: Subacromial impingement syndrome is the most frequent cause of shoulder problems which themselves affect 1 in 3 adults. Management commonly includes exercise and corticosteroid injection.

Objective: This prospective investigation is designed to determine the prognostic factors associated with the response to conservative therapy of subacromial impingement syndrome. Materials and ...

Correspondence to Dr Adam Witten, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Sports Orthopedic Research Center – Copenhagen (SORC-C), Copenhagen University Hospital Amager-Hvidovre, 2650 Hvidovre, Denmark; ...

Impingement is a frequently described pathological condition in the overhead athlete. Impingement symptoms may be the result of rotator cuff pathology, shoulder instability, scapular dyskinesis or ...

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 ...

The authors chose the title “impingement syndrome,” although internationally the term “subacromial pain syndrome” (SAPS) is regarded as more appropriate, because the anatomy and the pain ...