Frozen Shoulder Flashcards
Shoulder Pain Prevalence
20-30 % in Elderly, > 70 % Rotator cuff disease
Primary Care 5-10% of visits, 20% female, 7% male 10/yr
What are the 4 shoulder joints?
Glenohumeral, Acromioclavicular, Sternoclavicular
‘Scapulothoracic-not really a joint’
What is the Glenohumeral joint? What is its ROM? What actions are possible?
True synovial joint between the head of humerus and glenoid (a Shallow articular surface Deepened by glenoid labrum Ratio 3:1)
Multi axial, least stable, Lax capsule to allow rotation and elevation, Most ROM-120°
Long head of biceps can indicate whats wrong with capsule.
What are the Glenohumeral ligaments?
Superior, Middle and Inferior reinforce the capsule. Joint capsule thicker anteriorly as this is where its most lax to allow extension
What is the Acromioclavicular joint? What actions are possible?
Fibrous, Little movement, full abduction adduction+flex.
Interacts with subacromial space
Ligaments: acromioclavicular + coracoclavicular
What is the Sternoclavicular joint? What actions are possible?
Sternoclavicular rotates with elevation 30-40 °
What is the Scapulothoracic joint?
Scapulothoracic not a true joint -lies against posteriorlateralthoracic wall
Origin for rotator cuff muscles, deltoid and trapezius
What affects joint stability?
Static: Capsule: Labrum-Ligaments(Glenohumeral and Coracohumeral)
What affects dynamic stability?
The rotator cuff muscles and Long head biceps
What Muscles allow abduction?
First 30° by supraspinatus, 30-90° by middle body deltoid, 90-180° by trapezius.
Rotation by supraspinatus (avoids impingement)
Deep muscles depress humeral head preventing unopposed deltoid action (toward acromion) = “force couple” Subscapularis prevents head subluxation in later abduction, Requires 30-40° clavicle rotation (SCJ, some ACJ) Requires lateral slide of scapula on thorax
What is the role of the joints in abduction?
GHJ (120) and STJ (60) movement must be synchronous
Ratio of movement increases with higher abduction (ST >GH) Initially GH movement then scapula takes over. If imbalance of muscle strength/ hypermobility- higher risk of impingement (of cuff and bursa) or tendonopathy
What muscles are involved in Adduction? Normal ranges?
Pec major and lat dorsi 45°
What muscles are involved in Flexion?Normal ranges?
Pec major and ant. Deltoid 180°
What muscles are involved in Extension?Normal ranges?
Lat dorsi, teres major and post deltoid 50°
What muscles are involved in Lateral rotation?Normal ranges?
Infraspinatus 90°
What muscles are involved in Medial rotation?Normal ranges?
Pec major, lat dorsi and ant deltoid 90°
What are Subacromial bursa?
Subacromial bursa-between supraspinatus tendon and acromion. Provide lubrication. Blends into acromion and rotator cuff. Only communicates with jt if rotator cuff tear. Can be inflamed via impingement.
What does the Suprascapular nerve innervate?
Derived from upper trunk of brachial plexus Innervates Superior and posterior parts of joint and capsule and Supra and infraspinatus
What does the Axillary nerve innervate?
Deltoid, teres minor
Sensory: upper lateral cutaneous surface, Anterior aspect of jt and capsule
What muscle is the primary GH mover
Deltoid