Reply to the letter to the Editor regarding ‘Clinical assessment of subacromial shoulder impingement: Which factors differ from the asymptomatic population?’

Helen Land, Susan Gordon, Kerrianne Watt

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Abstract

Thank you for your comments regarding the recent publication ‘Clinical Assessment of Subacromial Shoulder Impingement – Which Factors Differ from the Asymptomatic Population?’ Not surprisingly, impingement is a term which does not reflect the underlying cause of all shoulder pain. Hence there is healthy debate regarding alternate terminology (Braman et al., 2013; J. S. Lewis, 2011, McFarland et al., 2013). However, it continues to be a term used throughout the medical literature and in an attempt to embrace this wider audience, until there is agreement about terminology, it was chosen for use in this paper.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)e14-e15
Number of pages2
JournalMusculoskeletal Science and Practice
Volume29
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2017

Keywords

  • subacromial shoulder impingement
  • asymptomatic population
  • shoulder pain
  • acromial irritation theory
  • subacromial space

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