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Impingement Syndrome

Category:

Diagnosis:

Description:

Predictors:

Shoulder

Impingement Syndrome

Compression/irritation of rotator cuff with pain on elevation and night pain; responds to targeted PT and activity changes.

Painful arc; positive Hawkins‑Kennedy; overhead and night pain; tenderness over cuff/subacromial space.

Non-Operative

Therapy:

Light Activities:

Moderate Activities:

Rotator‑cuff & scapular strengthening; posterior capsule stretches; posture/ergonomics; graded exposure.

6–12 weeks

3–6 months

Surgery

Surgery Probability:

Low if PT succeeds; consider after ~6 months failed care

Indications:

Recovery to Light Activities:

Recovery to Moderate Activities:

Sucess Rates:

Complication Rates:

Persistent pain/functional limits despite comprehensive PT—consider arthroscopic decompression.

2–4 weeks initial recovery

3–6 months to functional activity

~85–90%

3–6 months

Predictors:

~85–90%

Stiffness 5–10%; infection <1%

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