What is Rotator Cuff Impingement?
September 29, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
As the term impingement means “to encroach, dash, or collide” rotator cuff impingement signifies encroachment, dashing, or collision of the shoulder blade against the rotator cuff. The rotator cuff is a muscle tendon comprising of four muscles: the supraspinatus, the infraspinatus, the teres minor, and the subscapularis.
If you feel with your hands you can notice that there is a joint at the point where the arm and the shoulder meet. The main bone of the arm is known as the humerus. The head of the humerus is joined with the shoulder blade or the acromion bone of the shoulder with the rotator cuff covering the head of the humerus bone… Read more
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