PHYSIOTHERAPY FOR SHOULDER & UPPER ARM
A common complaint here is the so-called impingement syndrome (in the meantime one speaks of the subacromial pain syndrome). A rotator cuff that is too weak often plays a role here. This problem can be counteracted with suitable physiotherapy and regular training.
Frozen shoulder, on the other hand, usually occurs without a known trigger. Accordingly, the therapy here is to be individually designed and must be precisely adapted to the current symptoms.
Common shoulder injuries include subcapital humerus fracture (fracture below the humeral head) and shoulder dislocations, which in more severe cases may also involve injury to the labrum and long biceps tendon (SLAP les ion). Injuries to the muscles surrounding the shoulder joint (rotator cuff tears) and to the ligamentous appendage of the acromionclavicular joint (the small joint between the collarbone and the acromion) also occur.