✓ -AKA Frozen shoulder
✓ -Painful condition caused by immobility and disuse
✓ -Condition lends itself to formation of fibrous tissue inside joint capsule
What should clients with adhesive capsulitis avoid?
✓ end range of motion
✓ agressive stretching
What is a rotator cuff impingement?
✓ -When you raise your arm to shoulder height, the space between the acromion and
rotator cuff (subacromial space) narrows. The acromion can rub against (or
"impinge" on) the tendon of all the rotator cuff muscles and the bursa, causing
irritation, inflammation and pain.
✓
✓ * also called subacromial impingement, painful arc syndrome, supraspinatus
syndrome, swimmer's shoulder, and thrower's shoulder
What should clients with a rotator cuff impingement avoid?
✓ hands over head
✓ internal rotation
What is thoracic outlet syndrome?
✓ a group of disorders that occur when blood vessels or nerves in the space between
your collarbone and your first rib (thoracic outlet) are compressed. This can cause
pain in your shoulders and neck and numbness in your fingers.
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