Question

Knowing different muscles is a very important part of being a fitness professional. Please explain what shoulder impingement syndrome (SIS) is? What type of exercises would be contraindicative for a client with SIS?

Answer 1

Shoulder impingement syndrome is a painful shoulder condition where the tendon of rotator cuff specially supraspinatus tendon is entrapped between the acromion process and the head of humerus during shoulder movement.
The entrapped tendon gets impinged when the shoulder is flexed and internally rotated and causes pain. Repeated impingement of the tendon results in tendonitis.
SIS results in pain, stiffness, weakness and loss of shoulder ROM.
In patient with SIS any exercise that involves overhead shoulder movement are contraindicated. Forcefull and jerky shoulder activities should also be avoided.