![Rotator Cuff Tendonitis/ Shoulder Impingement [回旋肌腱套肌腱炎]](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1603309288253-08db72e5117d?ixlib=rb-4.1.0&q=90&fm=jpg&crop=entropy&cs=srgb&w=3840)
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Patient Handout Download
Shoulder Impingement Rotator Cuff Tendinitis Orthoinfo.pdf1 MB
Explanation Videos
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Basic Exercises
Accelerate your recovery! 💨 Do these exercises twice daily in this sequence while waiting for your physiotherapy appointment. 📅
Scapular Retraction
Reps: 5 Sec hold, 10 Reps, 2 Sets
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- Start: Begin sitting in an upright position.
- Move: Gently squeeze your shoulder blades together, relax, and then repeat.
- Tip: Make sure to maintain good posture during the exercise.
Flexion Wall Slide with Towel
Reps: 5 Sec hold, 10 Reps, 2 Sets
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- Start: Begin in a standing upright position holding a towel against a wall at shoulder height.
- Move: Slowly slide the towel straight up the wall, straightening your elbow. Then lower it back down, and repeat.
- Tip: Make sure to keep your back straight during the exercise and only raise your arm as far as you can without causing pain.
Isometric External Rotation
Reps: 5 Sec hold, 10 Reps, 2 Sets
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- Start: Begin in a standing upright position with your elbow bent at 90 degrees and a towel roll between the involved arm and wall.
- Move: Keeping your elbow tucked, push your arm into the wall as if you are rotating your forearm outward. Relax and repeat.
- Tip: Make sure to keep your hips and shoulders facing forward and maintain a gentle chin tuck throughout the exercise.
Isometric Internal Rotation
Reps: 5 Sec hold, 10 Reps, 2 Sets
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- Start: Begin standing upright, facing a door frame, with your elbow bent at a 90-degree angle and a towel between the inside of the hand and wall.
- Move: Keeping your elbow tucked, push your arm into the door frame as if you are rotating your forearm inward. Relax and repeat.
- Tip: Avoid shrugging your shoulders as you move the umbrella, and allow your uninvolved arm to direct the movement.
Videos and instructions from Medbridge and OrthoIndy
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Commonly Asked Questions
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- This is a spectrum of condition and both can co-exist together
- Shoulder impingement occurs when rotator cuff tendons and bursa get pinched in the narrow space of the shoulder, causing pain. Rotator cuff tendonitis is inflammation of these tendons due to repeated stress. These conditions are interconnected—tendonitis can lead to impingement, and impingement can worsen tendonitis.
- Treatment for both is generally the same