[7–9] Specifically, several researchers [10–13] hypothesized that the stiffness of specific muscles (rotator cuff) may contribute to posterior shoulder stiffness. These potential mechanisms ...

Stretching the posterior portion of your shoulder is important because stiffness in the area can increase the likelihood of pinching your rotator cuff muscles, Candy says. 1. Lie on your side on a ...

Background Shoulder injuries in rugby players ... reverse Bankart and superior labrum anterior–posterior tears. The Try-Scorer Mechanism also caused the majority (83%) of rotator cuff tears. The ...

Impingement symptoms may be the result of rotator cuff pathology, shoulder instability, scapular dyskinesis or muscle dysfunction, biceps pathology, SLAP lesions and chronic stiffness of the posterior ...