Shouldering the blame for impingement: the rotator cuff continuum

  • Jarrad Van Zuydam University of Pretoria
  • D Christa Janse van Rensburg University of Pretoria
  • C C Grant University of Pretoria
  • A Jansen van Rensburg University of Pretoria
  • J Patricios University of Pretoria and University of the Witwatersrand
Keywords: shoulder impingement syndrome, subacromial impingement syndrome, rotator cuff, tendinopathy, rehabilitation

Abstract

The aim of this article was to summarise recent research on shoulder impingement and rotator cuff pathology. A continuum model of rotator cuff pathology is described, and the challenges of accurate clinical diagnosis, imaging and best management discussed.

Author Biographies

Jarrad Van Zuydam, University of Pretoria
MBChB Section of Sports Medicine Faculty of Health Sciences University of Pretoria; and Morningside Sports Medicine Johannesburg South Africa
D Christa Janse van Rensburg, University of Pretoria
MBChB, MSc (Sports Medicine), MMed (Physical Medicine) MD, FACSM Section of Sports Medicine Faculty of Health Sciences University of Pretoria; and Exercise SMART TEAM
C C Grant, University of Pretoria
BSc, BSc Hons, MSc, PhD Section of Sports Medicine Faculty of Health Sciences University of Pretoria; and Exercise SMART TEAM
A Jansen van Rensburg, University of Pretoria
BSc, BSc Hons, MMedSci Section of Sports Medicine Faculty of Health Sciences University of Pretoria; and Exercise SMART TEAM
J Patricios, University of Pretoria and University of the Witwatersrand
MBBCh, MMedSci (Sports and Exercise) Section of Sports Medicine Faculty of Health Sciences University of Pretoria; and Department of Emergency Medicine Faculty of Health Sciences University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg South Africa
Published
2014-12-20
Issue
Vol 57 No 1: January/February 2015
Section
CPD
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