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.

Impingement syndrome can be caused by a spur of bone on the roof of the shoulder, the acromion, specifically the subacromial space and the inferior aspect of the acromioclavicular joint.

Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium Ann Cools, University Hospital Ghent, Department of Rehabilitation ...

Most of the participants (72) had impingement syndrome. Sixteen subjects had ... the space directly above the shoulder bone called the subacromial space. Rotator cuff tendons from muscles around ...

The severity of symptoms and duration might be more heterogeneous in patients with subacromial impingement syndrome attending primary care than in the studied population. Therefore this positive ...

Impingement ... will usually reproduce the symptoms and confirm the diagnosis. X-rays are helpful to evaluate the presence of bone spurs and/or the narrowing of the subacromial space.

Hip impingement or femoroacetabular impingement ... aggravating structural problems and causing this condition. The symptoms are a clicking or popping sensation during movement, particularly ...