Shoulder impingement

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Shoulder impingement describes a group of conditions characterised by the entrapment of musculoskeletal soft tissue within the shoulder, which primarily results in pain. The catching of the affected structures may be structural and/or functional in aetiology 2.

The commonest form of shoulder impingement is subacromial impingement.

Less common types of shoulder impingement include1,2:

  • -<p>Shoulder impingement describes a group of conditions characterised by </p><p>The commonest form of shoulder impingement is <a title="Subacromial impingement" href="/articles/subacromial-impingement">subacromial impingement</a>.</p><p>Less common types of shoulder impingement include:</p><ul>
  • +<p><strong>Shoulder impingement </strong>describes a group of conditions characterised by the entrapment of musculoskeletal soft tissue within the shoulder, which primarily results in pain. The catching of the affected structures may be structural and/or functional in aetiology <sup>2</sup>.</p><p>The commonest form of shoulder impingement is <a href="/articles/subacromial-impingement">subacromial impingement</a>.</p><p>Less common types of shoulder impingement include <sup>1,2</sup>:</p><ul>
  • +<li>anterosuperior inner impingement</li>

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  • 1. Escamilla RF, Hooks TR, Wilk KE. Optimal management of shoulder impingement syndrome. (2014) Open access journal of sports medicine. 5: 13-24. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2147/OAJSM.S36646">doi:10.2147/OAJSM.S36646</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24648778">Pubmed</a> <span class="ref_v4"></span>
  • 2. Garving C, Jakob S, Bauer I, Nadjar R, Brunner UH. Impingement Syndrome of the Shoulder. (2017) Deutsches Arzteblatt international. 114 (45): 765-776. <a href="https://doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.2017.0765">doi:10.3238/arztebl.2017.0765</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29202926">Pubmed</a> <span class="ref_v4"></span>

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  • Musculoskeletal

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