Effects of exercise therapy for the treatment of symptomatic full-thickness supraspinatus tears on in vivo glenohumeral kinematics

摘要

Background: The high incidence of rotator cuff disease combined with high failure rates for nonoperative treatment of full-thickness rotator cuff tears underlines the importance of improving nonoperative management of rotator cuff tears. The study objective was to assess changes in in vivo glenohumeral kinematics of patients with a symptomatic full-thickness supraspinatus tear before and after a 12-week exercise therapy program. It was hypothesized that successful exercise therapy would result in improved kinematics ( smaller translations and increased subacromial space).