Materials and Methods: We treated 102 patients with subacromial impingement syndrome, diagnosed by physical examination and a subacromial lidocaine injection test, with a standardized conservative ...

Background: Subacromial impingement syndrome is the most frequent cause of shoulder problems which themselves affect 1 in 3 adults. Management commonly includes exercise and corticosteroid injection.

Correspondence to Dr Adam Witten, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Sports Orthopedic Research Center – Copenhagen (SORC-C), Copenhagen University Hospital Amager-Hvidovre, 2650 Hvidovre, Denmark; ...

Other structures, including a fluid-filled sac known as the subacromial bursa ... Related: Neer's Test for Rotator Cuff ...

1 Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Division of Physiotherapy, Linköping University, SE-581 83, Linköping, Sweden 2 Department of Orthopaedics, University Hospital, SE-581 85, Linköping STUDY ...

By increasing the subacromial space one can decrease the amount of stress and impingement taking place on the shoulder ...