Isokinetic clinical assessment of rotator cuff strength in subacromial shoulder impingement

Current conservative management of subacromial shoulder impingement (SSI) includes generic strengthening exercises, especially for internal (IR) and external (ER) shoulder rotators. However, there is no evidence that the strength or the ratio of strength between these muscle groups is different between those with SSI (cases) and an asymptomatic population (controls).

Source: Manual Therapy - December 11, 2016 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Helen Land, Susan Gordon, Kerrianne Watt Tags: Original article Source Type: research