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Shoulder impingement syndrome

MedGen UID:
138249
•Concept ID:
C0376685
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Impingement syndrome of shoulder region; Shoulder impingement
SNOMED CT: Impingement syndrome of shoulder (239960007); Impingement syndrome of shoulder region (239960007); Shoulder impingement syndrome (239960007)
 
HPO: HP:0030881
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0006968

Definition

Trapping and compression of the rotator cuff tendons during shoulder movements. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVShoulder impingement syndrome

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Critical shoulder angle and failure of conservative treatment in patients with atraumatic full thickness rotator cuff tears.
Meissner-Haecker A, Contreras J, Valenzuela A, Delgado B, Taglioni A, De Marinis R, Calvo C, Soza F, Liendo R
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2022 Jun 10;23(1):561. doi: 10.1186/s12891-022-05519-y. PMID: 35689223Free PMC Article
Shoulder Rotator Cuff Disorders: A Systematic Review of Clinical Practice Guidelines and Semantic Analyses of Recommendations.
Doiron-Cadrin P, Lafrance S, Saulnier M, Cournoyer É, Roy JS, Dyer JO, Frémont P, Dionne C, MacDermid JC, Tousignant M, Rochette A, Lowry V, Bureau NJ, Lamontagne M, Coutu MF, Lavigne P, Desmeules F
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2020 Jul;101(7):1233-1242. Epub 2020 Jan 31 doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2019.12.017. PMID: 32007452
Management of shoulder impingement syndrome and rotator cuff tears.
Fongemie AE, Buss DD, Rolnick SJ
Am Fam Physician 1998 Feb 15;57(4):667-74, 680-2. PMID: 9490991

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Progressive Resistance Exercises plus Manual Therapy Is Effective in Improving Isometric Strength in Overhead Athletes with Shoulder Impingement Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Sharma S, Ghrouz AK, Hussain ME, Sharma S, Aldabbas M, Ansari S
Biomed Res Int 2021;2021:9945775. Epub 2021 Jun 30 doi: 10.1155/2021/9945775. PMID: 34307681Free PMC Article
Effects of Modified Posterior Shoulder Stretching Exercises on Shoulder Mobility, Pain, and Dysfunction in Patients With Subacromial Impingement Syndrome.
Tahran Ö, Yeşilyaprak SS
Sports Health 2020 Mar/Apr;12(2):139-148. Epub 2020 Feb 4 doi: 10.1177/1941738119900532. PMID: 32017660Free PMC Article
Comparison of three types of exercise in the treatment of rotator cuff tendinopathy/shoulder impingement syndrome: A randomized controlled trial.
Heron SR, Woby SR, Thompson DP
Physiotherapy 2017 Jun;103(2):167-173. Epub 2016 Sep 21 doi: 10.1016/j.physio.2016.09.001. PMID: 27884499
Guideline for diagnosis and treatment of subacromial pain syndrome: a multidisciplinary review by the Dutch Orthopaedic Association.
Diercks R, Bron C, Dorrestijn O, Meskers C, Naber R, de Ruiter T, Willems J, Winters J, van der Woude HJ; Dutch Orthopaedic Association
Acta Orthop 2014 Jun;85(3):314-22. Epub 2014 May 21 doi: 10.3109/17453674.2014.920991. PMID: 24847788Free PMC Article
The effectiveness of manual therapy in supraspinatus tendinopathy.
Şenbursa G, Baltaci G, Atay ÖA
Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc 2011;45(3):162-7. doi: 10.3944/AOTT.2011.2385. PMID: 21765229

Diagnosis

Shoulder Impingement Syndrome.
Horowitz EH, Aibinder WR
Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am 2023 May;34(2):311-334. Epub 2023 Feb 26 doi: 10.1016/j.pmr.2022.12.001. PMID: 37003655
Impingement Syndrome of the Shoulder.
Garving C, Jakob S, Bauer I, Nadjar R, Brunner UH
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2017 Nov 10;114(45):765-776. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2017.0765. PMID: 29202926Free PMC Article
Rotator cuff related shoulder pain: Assessment, management and uncertainties.
Lewis J
Man Ther 2016 Jun;23:57-68. Epub 2016 Mar 26 doi: 10.1016/j.math.2016.03.009. PMID: 27083390
Guideline for diagnosis and treatment of subacromial pain syndrome: a multidisciplinary review by the Dutch Orthopaedic Association.
Diercks R, Bron C, Dorrestijn O, Meskers C, Naber R, de Ruiter T, Willems J, Winters J, van der Woude HJ; Dutch Orthopaedic Association
Acta Orthop 2014 Jun;85(3):314-22. Epub 2014 May 21 doi: 10.3109/17453674.2014.920991. PMID: 24847788Free PMC Article
Subacromial impingement syndrome.
Harrison AK, Flatow EL
J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2011 Nov;19(11):701-8. doi: 10.5435/00124635-201111000-00006. PMID: 22052646

Therapy

Effects of Modified Posterior Shoulder Stretching Exercises on Shoulder Mobility, Pain, and Dysfunction in Patients With Subacromial Impingement Syndrome.
Tahran Ö, Yeşilyaprak SS
Sports Health 2020 Mar/Apr;12(2):139-148. Epub 2020 Feb 4 doi: 10.1177/1941738119900532. PMID: 32017660Free PMC Article
Impingement Syndrome of the Shoulder.
Garving C, Jakob S, Bauer I, Nadjar R, Brunner UH
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2017 Nov 10;114(45):765-776. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2017.0765. PMID: 29202926Free PMC Article
Comparison of three types of exercise in the treatment of rotator cuff tendinopathy/shoulder impingement syndrome: A randomized controlled trial.
Heron SR, Woby SR, Thompson DP
Physiotherapy 2017 Jun;103(2):167-173. Epub 2016 Sep 21 doi: 10.1016/j.physio.2016.09.001. PMID: 27884499
Guideline for diagnosis and treatment of subacromial pain syndrome: a multidisciplinary review by the Dutch Orthopaedic Association.
Diercks R, Bron C, Dorrestijn O, Meskers C, Naber R, de Ruiter T, Willems J, Winters J, van der Woude HJ; Dutch Orthopaedic Association
Acta Orthop 2014 Jun;85(3):314-22. Epub 2014 May 21 doi: 10.3109/17453674.2014.920991. PMID: 24847788Free PMC Article
Subacromial impingement syndrome.
Harrison AK, Flatow EL
J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2011 Nov;19(11):701-8. doi: 10.5435/00124635-201111000-00006. PMID: 22052646

Prognosis

Thoracic Manual Therapy Improves Pain and Disability in Individuals With Shoulder Impingement Syndrome Compared With Placebo: A Randomized Controlled Trial With 1-Year Follow-up.
Hunter DJ, Rivett DA, McKiernan S, Luton R, Snodgrass SJ
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2022 Aug;103(8):1533-1543. Epub 2022 Mar 21 doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2022.03.003. PMID: 35331719
Shoulder Rotator Cuff Disorders: A Systematic Review of Clinical Practice Guidelines and Semantic Analyses of Recommendations.
Doiron-Cadrin P, Lafrance S, Saulnier M, Cournoyer É, Roy JS, Dyer JO, Frémont P, Dionne C, MacDermid JC, Tousignant M, Rochette A, Lowry V, Bureau NJ, Lamontagne M, Coutu MF, Lavigne P, Desmeules F
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2020 Jul;101(7):1233-1242. Epub 2020 Jan 31 doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2019.12.017. PMID: 32007452
The management of shoulder impingement and related disorders: A systematic review on diagnostic accuracy of physical tests and manual therapy efficacy.
Innocenti T, Ristori D, Miele S, Testa M
J Bodyw Mov Ther 2019 Jul;23(3):604-618. Epub 2018 Oct 25 doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2018.08.002. PMID: 31563378
Treatments for shoulder impingement syndrome: a PRISMA systematic review and network meta-analysis.
Dong W, Goost H, Lin XB, Burger C, Paul C, Wang ZL, Zhang TY, Jiang ZC, Welle K, Kabir K
Medicine (Baltimore) 2015 Mar;94(10):e510. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000000510. PMID: 25761173Free PMC Article
Diagnostic accuracy of clinical tests for the different degrees of subacromial impingement syndrome.
Park HB, Yokota A, Gill HS, El Rassi G, McFarland EG
J Bone Joint Surg Am 2005 Jul;87(7):1446-55. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.D.02335. PMID: 15995110

Clinical prediction guides

Comparison of the effectiveness of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation exercises and shoulder mobilization patients with Subacromial Impingement Syndrome: A randomized clinical trial.
İğrek S, Çolak TK
J Bodyw Mov Ther 2022 Apr;30:42-52. Epub 2021 Nov 2 doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2021.10.015. PMID: 35500978
Comparison of different electrotherapy methods and exercise therapy in shoulder impingement syndrome: A prospective randomized controlled trial.
Gunay Ucurum S, Kaya DO, Kayali Y, Askin A, Tekindal MA
Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc 2018 Jul;52(4):249-255. Epub 2018 Apr 25 doi: 10.1016/j.aott.2018.03.005. PMID: 29703659Free PMC Article
Comparison of three types of exercise in the treatment of rotator cuff tendinopathy/shoulder impingement syndrome: A randomized controlled trial.
Heron SR, Woby SR, Thompson DP
Physiotherapy 2017 Jun;103(2):167-173. Epub 2016 Sep 21 doi: 10.1016/j.physio.2016.09.001. PMID: 27884499
Treatments for shoulder impingement syndrome: a PRISMA systematic review and network meta-analysis.
Dong W, Goost H, Lin XB, Burger C, Paul C, Wang ZL, Zhang TY, Jiang ZC, Welle K, Kabir K
Medicine (Baltimore) 2015 Mar;94(10):e510. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000000510. PMID: 25761173Free PMC Article
The effectiveness of manual therapy in supraspinatus tendinopathy.
Şenbursa G, Baltaci G, Atay ÖA
Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc 2011;45(3):162-7. doi: 10.3944/AOTT.2011.2385. PMID: 21765229

Recent systematic reviews

Shoulder Rotator Cuff Disorders: A Systematic Review of Clinical Practice Guidelines and Semantic Analyses of Recommendations.
Doiron-Cadrin P, Lafrance S, Saulnier M, Cournoyer É, Roy JS, Dyer JO, Frémont P, Dionne C, MacDermid JC, Tousignant M, Rochette A, Lowry V, Bureau NJ, Lamontagne M, Coutu MF, Lavigne P, Desmeules F
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2020 Jul;101(7):1233-1242. Epub 2020 Jan 31 doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2019.12.017. PMID: 32007452
Risk factors for rotator cuff tendinopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Leong HT, Fu SC, He X, Oh JH, Yamamoto N, Hang S
J Rehabil Med 2019 Oct 4;51(9):627-637. doi: 10.2340/16501977-2598. PMID: 31489438
Effectiveness of conservative interventions including exercise, manual therapy and medical management in adults with shoulder impingement: a systematic review and meta-analysis of RCTs.
Steuri R, Sattelmayer M, Elsig S, Kolly C, Tal A, Taeymans J, Hilfiker R
Br J Sports Med 2017 Sep;51(18):1340-1347. Epub 2017 Jun 19 doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2016-096515. PMID: 28630217Free PMC Article
Physical examination tests of the shoulder: a systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic test performance.
Gismervik SØ, Drogset JO, Granviken F, Rø M, Leivseth G
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2017 Jan 25;18(1):41. doi: 10.1186/s12891-017-1400-0. PMID: 28122541Free PMC Article
Treatments for shoulder impingement syndrome: a PRISMA systematic review and network meta-analysis.
Dong W, Goost H, Lin XB, Burger C, Paul C, Wang ZL, Zhang TY, Jiang ZC, Welle K, Kabir K
Medicine (Baltimore) 2015 Mar;94(10):e510. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000000510. PMID: 25761173Free PMC Article

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