Shoulder Training: Muscle Recruitment Patterns and the Effect of an Exercise Program

Shoulder Training: Muscle Recruitment Patterns and the Effect of an Exercise Program

The purpose of this study is to investigate the muscle recruitment pattern and the effect of a 6 week shoulder exercise training program in healthy persons and subjects with shoulder impingement

Inclusion Criteria:

• current reported history of shoulder pain localised at the glenohumeral joint diagnosed as impingement
• two positive shoulder impingement tests
• pain reproduction during two of three additional categories of clinical tests
• the subject is able to perform pain-free arm elevations with a resistance of 0.5 kg

Exclusion Criteria:

• cervical and periscapular pain
• positive labral injury tests
• history of shoulder surgery