Pathology:

• AC injury
• Shoulder dislocation
• Labral tears – SLAP lesion, unstable joint; if the joint is unstable then bicep will still function but will be less efficient
• Bankhart’s lesions
• Cuff tears – overloading young sports players or degenerate joints in old people are most common causes
• Impingement

Cuff Tears:

• Partial
• Complete
• Acute
• Chronic

Impingement:

• Pathology
• Most common in overhead athletes such as swimming or racquet sports
• Causation
• Intrinsic e.g. acromium made the wrong shape
• Extrinsic e.g. what you’re doing such as excessive serving for tennis

Rehab:

• Core stability; fix core, scapula, move well
• Scapula control; often anterior structures are damaged
• Range of movement
• Cuff strength
• Strength through range