Physiotherapy & Subacromial Impingement Syndrome

Subacromial impingement syndrome (SIS) is the most common diagnosis made in patients with chronic shoulder pain, accounting for 44-65% of all complaints of shoulder pain. SIS is a clinical diagnosis describing a multifactorial pathology applied to a condition whose main clinical symptoms are anterior or anterior-lateral superior shoulder pain, associated with restricted elevation of the arm or when attempting overhead activities. Physiotherapy is widely used in the Management of Subacromial Impingement Syndrome (SIS) which includes various treatment methods such as shoulder exercises; manual therapy and electrotherapy. It has been found to be effective in reducing pain and disability in patients with shoulder impingement