Effectiveness of Eccentric Exercise for the Management of Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy: A Critical Review

Volume 3 - Issue 2

Zhiwei Yang* and Sheng Wang

Received: January 02, 2020;   Published: January 08, 2020

DOI: 10.32474/OSMOAJ.2020.03.000162

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Abstract

The rotator cuff (RC) mainly contains four muscles and their tendons: infraspinatus, supraspinatus, teres minor and the subscapularis [1]. These four muscles and their tendons surround the shoulder joint [2]. It is a group of muscles start from the scapular and attach around the humeral head, forming a cuff at the anatomical neck of the humeral head. The main function of the RC is to stabilize and activate the glenohumeral joint (ibid). The RC primarily performs three types of movement: abduction, external rotation and internal rotation. Previous studies report that there is no strong evidence that the RC contributes to glenohumeral movement (ibid).

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