Repetitive shoulder activity causes breakdown in the rotator cuff muscles from tensile overload and results in tendinopathy.
Weakness in the rotator cuff muscles (supraspinatus, infra...
Rule out cervical spine disease, neck pain.
Symptoms: weakness, crepitation, numbness, “slipped out,” night pain, dead arm
Exacerbation: Pain presents more at rest or with activity.
Dura...
Oral analgesia: nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), acetaminophen, tramadol; in severe cases, short-term pain relief with narcotics. Prednisone: short course of 40 mg da...
Presence of a fever and a tense joint capsule (i.e., a potentially septic joint, orthopedic surgical emergency)
Severe disease that is refractory to physical thera...
If caught early with no other shoulder pathology and treated with aggressive conservative therapy, many athletes are able to return to their prior level of competition.
With subacromial...
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