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Shoulder impingement is one of the leading causes of chronic shoulder pain and disability in adults who perform constant or repetitive movements involving raising the arm at shoulder height or above the head. A condition beginning with general shoulder pain during its early stages.

Shoulder impingement results from direct mechanical compression of the structures within the subacromial space, a limited space found between the head of the humerus and the acromion, the curved bony prominence from the top of the shoulder blade.  The structures most commonly involved in shoulder impingement are the supraspinatus tendon of the rotator cuff, subacromial bursa and the long biceps tendon.

Without proper treatment and management, chronic compression of these structures can lead to a wide array of injuries, including degeneration and tearing of the rotator cuff, subacromial bursitis and biceps tendinitis. Alleviation of shoulder pain and treatment of shoulder impingement is possible through an appropriate exercise program.

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