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Diagnosis and Management of the Painful Shoulder. Part 1: Clinical Anatomy and Pathomechanics
Author(s) -
Sizer Phillip S.,
Phelps Valerie,
Gilbert Kerry
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
pain practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1533-2500
pISSN - 1530-7085
DOI - 10.1046/j.1533-2500.2003.00005.x
Subject(s) - medicine , biomechanics , acromioclavicular joint , pathological , physical medicine and rehabilitation , shoulder joint , physical therapy , anatomy , pathology
Distinctive anatomical features can be witnessed in the shoulder complex, affording specific pathological conditions. Disorders of the shoulder complex are multifactoral and features in both the clinical anatomy and biomechanics contribute to the development of shoulder pain. The sternocalvicular, acromioclavicular, glenohumeral, and scapulothoracic joints must all participate in function of the shoulder complex, as each biomechanically contributes to functional movements and clinical disorders witnessed in the shoulder region. A clinician's ability to effectively evaluate, diagnose, and treat the shoulder is largely reliant upon a foundational understanding of the clinical anatomy and biomechanics of the shoulder complex. Thus, clinicians are encouraged to consider these distinctions when examining and diagnosing disorders of the shoulder.