Rotator Cuff Related Pain Flashcards
PTS is more common in which sex?
Males
This is unilateral shoulder girdle pain that is worse at night
Parsonage Turner Syndrome (idiopathic brachial pexopathy, brachial neuritis, neuralgic amyotrophy)
PTS will be different from TOS in what ways?
Constant pain and negative TOS tests
PTS is treated in PT by…
Focus on restoring strength seen in MMT
Multiple episodes of similar symptoms to parsonage turner is likely
Hereditary neuralgic amyotrphy
Calcific tendinitis typically affects what age group and sex?
40-60 yo and females
CT is likely due to what?
Metabolic issues like DM and hypothyroidism, genetics
What is the onset of CT like? What time of day is it worse? Where is pain?
Severe spontaneous pain
Worse in AM
Anterior shoulder like bicipital groove or posterior shoulder inferior to spine of the scapula
CT is different from AC in what ways?
Worse in the AM and AC has increasing ER limitations with increase should abduction
CT is different from biceps tendonopathy in what ways?
Biceps tendinopathy doesn’t have ROM impairments
What are conservative Tx for CT?
Extracorporeal shockwave therapy, steroid injection or percutaneous needling. Ionto is not effective
External impingement is when
Rotator cuff muscles, tendons and bursa rub against the anterior 1/3 of the acromion
Type one acromion is
Flat
Type 2 acromion is
Curved
Type 3 acromion is
Hooked (RCT are most common)