Anatomy
What is the acronym often used for the rotator cuff muscles?
SITS
What would an MRI of the shoulder show?
What becomes pinched between the head or greater tubercle of the humerus and the acromion of the scapula?
rotator cuff tendon
scapula and humerus
Why would you prescribe an X-ray for a patient with shoulder pain?
To rule out whether the pain is due to bone spurs.
Is it better to do abduction shoulder exercises in the frontal plane or scapular plane?
Scapular plane
What part of the scapula does the head of the humerus articulate with?
glenoid fossa
If you were a physician, what could be the first question you ask a patient with a suspected shoulder impingement?
What are your daily activities or what are some repetitive movements in your day to day life?
What percentage of pain complaints are thought to be shoulder impingements?
44% to 65%
What part of the scapula causes the rotator cuff tendon to become pinched?
acromion
If you were a physician, what could be three treatments for a patient with a shoulder impingement?
Anti-inflammatory medications, steroid injections, physical therapy, ice, Ibuprofen or other pain killers, or surgery is a last resort if the others do not work
Give one example of a type of shoulder injury that could cause a shoulder impingement.
falling directly onto the shoulder OR falling onto an outstretched arm
Name the four rotator cuff muscles.
Supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, and subscapularis
Where would a painkiller be injected when evaluating whether a shoulder impingement is occuring?
the space below the acromion
Why is doing shoulder abduction exercises in the scapular plane better for the shoulder complex?
more natural, the humeral head fits better into the glenoid fossa, and the muscles are better aligned to perform the action