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36—ACUpUNCtUrE IN SportS MEdICINE 3 B978-0-7020-4307-9.00036-0, 00036
FILSHIE, 978-0-7020-4307-9 physical activities, but it is more common among athletes (Bigliani and Morrison, 1986; Dinnes and Loveman, 2003; Goldstein, 2004). The common shoulder problems related to sports injury seen daily in primary care are: rotator cuff pathology, impingement syndrome, instability and labral lesion. For sports like tennis or baseball which involve throwing, overhead positions and the use of a racquet, muscle and …show more content…
While the impingement could be related to overuse, overhead positions and even degenerative changes of the acromial structure, impingement can also result from muscle imbalance which leads to glenohumeral akinesia and scapular mal-positioning with poor posture (Budoff and Hammond, 1998; Lukasiewicz et al., 1999). Sports activities involving heavy training in overhead positions, or 90° abduction or more also cause the excessive compression of the soft tissue underneath the acromial bony structure (Harryman and Sidles, 1990; Hawkins and Kennedy,