SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME

Course overview

SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME IS A PAINFUL CONDITION OF THE UPPER EXTREMITY RESULTING FROM A STRUCTURAL NARROWING OF THE SUBACROMIAL SPACE. IT IS PRIMARILY DIAGNOSED BY HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION. THE MAINSTAY OF TREATMENT INVOLVES IDENTIFICATION EARLY BEFORE THE ONSET OF DEGENERATIVE CHANGES, PHYSICAL THERAPY EXERCISES TO STRENGTHEN THE SHOULDER GIRDLE, AND PHARMACOLOGIC INTERVENTIONS TO DECREASE INFLAMMATION. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF AN INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.