Injury to the nerve at the suprascapular notch causes weakness in both the supraspinatus and infraspinatus muscles and a vague, deep-seated shoulder pain. In contrast, injury at the spinoglenoid ...

The suprascapular nerve is anatomically vulnerable to entrapment at two locations: the suprascapular notch and the spinoglenoid notch.1,2 Proximal entrapment at the suprascapular notch results in ...

After radiographs revealed no abnormalities, a magnetic resonance imaging study showed a superior labrum anterior and posterior (SLAP) tear and an associated large paralabral cyst compressing the ...

April 21, 2005 (New Orleans) — For patients with shoulder pain, suprascapular nerve entrapment may be responsible ... region or in the suprascapular notch. They also had weakness in the first ...

Medial retraction of the rotator cuff can lead to tethering of the SSN at the suprascapular and spinoglenoid ... on the nerve or if a release of the SSN at the suprascapular notch would further ...

Despite a lack of scientific evidence, excessive strain on the nerve is often cited as a possible cause of this syndrome. Previous research has shown a close association between shoulder range of ...