Review
Rehabilitation
Behnam Liaghat, Anja Ussing, Birgitte Holm Petersen, Henning Keinke Andersen, Kristoffer Weisskirchner Barfod, Martin Bach Jensen, Morten Hoegh, Simon Tarp, Birgit Juul-Kristensen, Stig Brorson
Summary: The study showed that supervised training had significant improvements on pain, function, and patient-perceived effect in adults with subacromial pain syndrome. It also indicated potential benefits of supervised training in terms of quality of life and return to work, although more patients reported mild, transient pain after training.
ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
(2021)
Article
Orthopedics
Gaura Saini, Rebekah L. Lawrence, Justin L. Staker, Jonathan P. Braman, Paula M. Ludewig
Summary: This study found that the supraspinatus tendon progressively approximated the glenoid during simulated overhead reaching. Additionally, most participant models eventually made contact with the glenoid by 150 degrees of humerothoracic elevation, and glenoid morphology influenced the precise angle at which contact occurred.
ORTHOPAEDIC JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Orthopedics
David Hoyrup Christiansen, Jakob Hjort
Summary: This study compared the effects of group-based exercise, individual exercise, and home exercise on patients with subacromial pain. The results showed that there were no significant differences in health benefits among the three regimens, but the home exercise intervention was associated with the lowest costs.
JOURNAL OF PHYSIOTHERAPY
(2021)
Article
Orthopedics
Rafaela F. Almeida, Natalia D. Pereira, Larissa P. Ribeiro, Rodrigo Py G. Barreto, Danilo H. Kamonseki, Melina N. Haik, Paula R. Camargo
Summary: This study evaluated the measurement properties of the DASH in individuals with SPS using the Rasch model, finding that adjustments to some items are necessary for these patients. Clinicians should interpret the DASH results cautiously, especially for patients with shoulder pain above 120 degrees of arm elevation.
Article
Orthopedics
Brett J. Croen, Camila B. Carballo, Susumu Wada, Xueying Zhang, Saral Patel, Xiang-Hua Deng, Scott A. Rodeo
Summary: This study induced shoulder tendinopathy in mice and found that muscle atrophy and fatty infiltration began at 6 weeks, with significant functional changes in gait identified as early as 4 weeks. Gait analysis provided key functional outcome measurements for evaluation of therapeutic strategies.
JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Tzu-Herng Hsu, Che-Li Lin, Chin-Wen Wu, Yi-Wen Chen, Timporn Vitoonpong, Lien-Chieh Lin, Shih-Wei Huang
Summary: This study investigated the accuracy of critical shoulder angle (CSA) and acromial index (AI) in predicting supraspinatus tendinopathy in patients with shoulder pain. The results showed that CSA had acceptable discrimination for predicting supraspinatus tendinopathy, while AI had no discrimination.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Sally Hopewell, David J. Keene, Ioana R. Marian, Melina Dritsaki, Peter Heine, Lucy Cureton, Susan J. Dutton, Helen Dakin, Andrew Carr, Willie Hamilton, Zara Hansen, Anju Jaggi, Chris Littlewood, Karen L. Barker, Alastair Gray, Sarah E. Lamb
Summary: This study compared the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a progressive exercise programme with physiotherapy advice for rotator cuff disorders, and found no significant difference in improvement over 12 months. Additionally, corticosteroid injections did not provide any long-term benefits to patients with rotator cuff disorders.
Article
Rehabilitation
Amir Letafatkar, Pouya Rabiei, Sarvenaz Kazempour, Samaneh Alaei-Parapari
Summary: The study found that combining Kinesio tape with therapeutic exercise is more effective for patients with shoulder impingement syndrome compared to therapeutic exercise alone or no intervention. Therapeutic exercise alone showed positive effects in all significant outcomes.
CLINICAL REHABILITATION
(2021)
Article
Orthopedics
Donald J. Hunter, Darren A. Rivett, Sharmaine McKiernan, Suzanne J. Snodgrass
Summary: Individuals with shoulder impingement syndrome tend to have larger acromiohumeral distance (AHD) and greater supraspinatus tendon thickness (STT), suggesting that symptoms may be more related to an increased STT.
BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Araken Kleber Azevedo de Oliveira, Karinna Sonalya Aires da Costa, Gildasio Lucas de Lucena, Catarina de Oliveira Sousa, Joao Felipe Medeiros Filho, Jamilson Simoes Brasileiro
Summary: This study compared the effects of an exercise protocol with and without electromyographic biofeedback on pain, function, and movement in subjects with Subacromial Pain Syndrome. The results showed that adding biofeedback increased scapular upward rotation, but patients who only did exercises had a better response in reducing pain.
CLINICAL BIOMECHANICS
(2022)
Review
Orthopedics
Cesar Fernandez-de-las-Penas, Marcos J. Navarro-Santana, Joshua A. Cleland, Jose L. Arias-Buria, Gustavo Plaza-Manzano
Summary: The study found that patients with upper extremity tendinopathy/overuse injury exhibited bilateral hypersensitivity to pressure pain in symptomatic areas and contralateral areas compared to controls, with no significant differences in distant pain-free areas. The evidence suggests a complex interplay between peripheral and central pain mechanisms in these conditions.
Article
Rehabilitation
Wei-Ting Wu, Che-Yu Lin, Yi-Chung Shu, Lan-Rong Chen, Levent Ozcakar, Ke-Vin Chang
Summary: The study aimed to investigate the subacromial motion metrics in patients with and without subacromial impingement syndrome (SIS) and its association with rotator cuff pathologies. The findings showed that shoulders with SIS had a decreased minimal vertical acromiohumeral distance (AHD) during dynamic examination, regardless of the presence of rotator cuff pathologies. The metrics associated with supraspinatus tendinopathy were an increased rotation angle and a decreased rotation radius. The study suggests that abnormal subacromial metrics can develop in patients with mild or no rotator cuff pathologies. More prospective cohort studies are needed to further explore the changes in subacromial motion metrics in populations at risk for painful or impinged shoulders.
ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
(2023)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Kohle Merry, Christopher Napier, Charlie M. Waugh, Alex Scott
Summary: Therapeutic exercise is considered a first line treatment for managing tendinopathies, but there is ongoing debate regarding its mechanism of action and optimal exercise protocols.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Rehabilitation
Che-Li Lin, Yi-Wen Chen, Chin-Wen Wu, Tsan-Hon Liou, Shih-Wei Huang
Summary: This study investigated the effects of hypertonic dextrose injection on pain and disability in patients with chronic supraspinatus tendinosis. It found that the injection provided short-term pain and disability relief, as well as changes in tendon morphology.
ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Antonio Oya-Casero, Miguel Munoz-Cruzado Barba, Manuel Madera-Garcia, Rosario Garcia-LLorent, Juan Alfonso Andrade-Ortega, Antonio Cuesta-Vargas, Cristina Roldan-Jimenez
Summary: This study aimed to compare the effects of eccentric exercises performed by a physiotherapist with those self-performed by patients with lateral elbow tendinopathy. The results showed that both methods improved function and reduced pain in the patients, although the differences were not significant.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)