Lateral/anterior shoulder pain with overhead activities or exhibits a painful arc think what 3 pathologies
Subacromial impingement
Tendinitis
Bursitis
Instability, apprehension, and pain with activities, most often when shoulder is abducted and externally rotated, think, what 2 conditions
Shoulder instability
Possible labral tear if clicking is present
Decreased ROM and pain with resistance, think what 2 conditions
Rotator cuff
Long head of the biceps tendinitis
Pain and weakness with muscle loading, night pain; Age >60, think
RC tear
Poorly located shoulder pain with occasional radiation into elbow; Pain is usually aggravated by movement and relieved by rest; Age > 45; Females > Males, think
adhesive capsulitis
falling on the shoulder itself as an MOI, think
AC joint sprain
Upper extremity heaviness or numbness with prolonged postures and when lying on involved side, think
TOS
Vertebral radiculopathy
one non MSK pathology that would work for R and L side
MI
capsular pattern for GH joint
ER > abduction > IR > flexion
capsular pattern for other shoulder joints
px with extreme motions
when looking at posture, if there is an increased clavicular angle, this could indicate
tight upper trap
when looking at posture, if there is a depressed clavicular angle, suspect
lengthened upper trap
the spine of the scapula should be at level
T3
scapula lower on one side could indicate
elevated scap could indicate
- Long lower trap
abd scap could indicate
- Long mid trap, rhomboids
adducted scap could indicate
- Long pectoralis major, serratus anterior
what is ant tilted scap
inf angle lifted off
what could causes of ant tilt scap be
- Weak lower trap
upwardly rotated scap might indicate
- Weak rhomboids, levator scapulae
downwardly rotated scap might indicate
- Weak upper/lower trap
when you observe gross shoulder flexion, look for
• Pain
• 2:1 ratio humeral/scapular rhythm
• Symmetry in glenohumeral creases
- Deeper – not get enough inferior glide humerus
• End with 60⁰ scapular upward rotation
• Winging (with flexion and/or return from flexion)
• Appropriate scapular elevation
• Humeral position at end: medial or lateral rotation
• Minimal movement of spine
when you observe gross lateral rotation of shoulder at 90/90 look for
main axns of upper trap and levator scap
elevate shoulders