ReviewOpen access journal of sports medicine2021
Management Options for Shoulder Impingement Syndrome in Athletes: Insights and Future Directions.
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- Digital Rehabilitation Following Ultrasound-Guided Injection for Chronic Rotator Cuff Injury: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Trial
- A comparison of two mobilization approaches on the acromiohumeral distance in overhead athletes with primary subacromial impingement syndrome: a randomized clinical study.The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy · 2026Trial
- Effects of acute static stretching and dynamic warm-up protocols on shoulder function in young adult male athletes with shoulder impingement syndrome: a randomized controlled crossover trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Trial
- Unobvious diagnosis: subcoracoid impingement. Current knowledge about this condition.EFORT open reviews · 2026Article
- Effect of shoulder internal rotation exercise with electromyographic and ultrasonographic biofeedback in patients with painful and restricted hand-behind-back motion: a randomized-controlled trial.Journal of medical ultrasonics (2001) · 2026Article
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- Ultrasound-Based Morphological and Functional Assessment in Male CrossFit Athletes with Unilateral Subacromial Shoulder Pain: An Observational Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Observational
- Musculoskeletal architecture of the shoulder: A comparative anatomy study in bats and mice informing human rotator cuff function.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
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- Assessing the Feasibility of EMG Biofeedback to Reduce the Upper Trapezius Muscle Excitation during a Seated Row Exercise, a Non-randomized Comparative Study.Applied psychophysiology and biofeedback · 2024Article
- Identification of Diagnostic Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings in 47 Shoulders with Subcoracoid Impingement Syndrome by Comparison with 100 Normal Shoulders.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2022Article
- Effect of thoracic expansion restriction on scapulothoracic and glenohumeral joint motion during shoulder external rotation.Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation · 2022Article
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Abstract
Athletes participating in overhead sports are at particularly high risk of shoulder impingement syndrome. Subcoracoid impingement is defined as impingement of the anterior soft tissues of the shoulder between the coracoid process and the lesser tuberosity. Subacromial impingement syndrome (SIS) occurs due to extrinsic compression of the rotator cuff between the humeral head and coracoacromial structures or intrinsic degeneration of the supraspinatus tendon and subsequent superior migration of the humerus. Internal impingement is a major cause of shoulder pain in overhead athletes, and it occurs due to repetitive impingement of the articular surface of the rotator cuff with the glenoid during maximum abduction and external rotation of the arm. When examining athletes with suspected impingement of the shoulder, it is important to discuss the sport-specific motion that regenerates the symptoms and perform a combination of physical examination tests to improve the diagnostic accuracy. Radiographic evaluation is recommended, and the extent of soft tissue abnormalities can be assessed on ultrasound or magnetic resonance imaging of the shoulder. Management of shoulder impingement syndrome can be conservative or operative, based on the severity and chronicity of symptoms and the associated structural abnormalities. This review provides an update on the management of SIS, subcoracoid impingement, and internal impingement in the athletic population.
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