Article of the week: Specific versus general exercise programme in adults with subacromial impingement syndrome

Specific exercise from the study

Sub acromial impingement syndrome has become one of the primary labels of shoulder pain. The primary aim of this study was to compare the short-term effectiveness of a specific exercise program with that of a general exercise program for individuals with rotator cuff-related shoulder pain - RCRSP.

Key Points
1. A specific motor-control exercise approach can reduce shoulder pain and kinesiophobia and increase shoulder function.
2. The exercise program did not exceed the minimal clinically important difference.
3. Reducing kinesiophobia could be an important treatment target and this can be done with motor control exercise.

The specific exercise group was significantly better than the general exercise group after 5 weeks, but the difference did not exceed the minimal clinically important difference (MCID). Interestingly, the specific intervention reduced kinesiophobia significantly more than the general intervention, and this did exceed the MCID.

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