Related Search Terms:

Painful Arc. Subacromial Impingement. Subacromial Bursitis. Supraspinatus Impingement. Catching shoulder.

Definition:

Pain and restriction of movement in the shoulder characterized by irritation and inflammation of tendons of the rotator cuff muscles – especially the supraspinatus – and/or the adjacent bursa as they pass beneath the lateral tip of the shoulder blade at the apex of the shoulder.

Exercises:

Pendulum Exercise:
SHOM03

Pectoralis stretch:
SHOM07, SHOM10, SHOM13

Rhomboid Strengthening Exercise:
SHOM08, SHOS10