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Table 1 Exercises of the core program.

From: Effectiveness of individualized physiotherapy on pain and functioning compared to a standard exercise protocol in patients presenting with clinical signs of subacromial impingement syndrome. A randomized controlled trial

No.

Exercise

Material

Description

C1a

Low row

Pinoband or pulley apparatus with 2 handles

Subject is sitting in front of pinoband, shoulders in 80° forward flexion and neutral rotation; subject performs shoulder extension with elbows flexed.

C1b

High row

Pinoband or pulley apparatus with 2 handles

Subject is sitting in front of pinoband, shoulders in 100° forward flexion and neutral rotation; subject performs shoulder extension with elbows extended.

C2

Shoulder adduction in scapular plane

Pinoband or pulley apparatus with 1 handle

Subject is standing, shoulder in 80° abduction in scapular plane; subject performs shoulder adduction with elbow extended.

C3a

Shoulder external rotation in 0° abduction

Pinoband or pulley apparatus with 1 handle

Subject is standing, with towel between arm and trunk to prevent compensatory shoulder movements, elbow flexed to 90°; subject performs shoulder external rotation.

C3b

Shoulder external rotation in side-lying

Dumbbell

Subject is side-lying, with towel between arm and trunk to prevent compensatory shoulder movements, elbow flexed to 90°; subject performs shoulder external rotation.

C4a

Shoulder internal rotation in 0° abduction

Pinoband or pulley apparatus with 1 handle

Subject is standing, with towel between arm and trunk to prevent compensatory shoulder movements, elbow flexed to 90°; subject performs shoulder internal rotation.

C4b

Shoulder internal rotation in side-lying

Dumbbell

Subject is side-lying, elbow flexed to 90°; subject performs shoulder internal rotation.

C5

Elbow flexion with forearm supination

Pinoband or dumbbell

Subject standing arm at the side, neutral rotation; subject performs elbow flexion/forearm supination.

C6a

Horizontal scapular protraction

Pinoband or pulley apparatus with 2 handles

Subject is standing, elbows flexed to 90°; subject performs shoulder flexion to 80° and elbow extension, then scapular protraction.

C6b

Vertical scapular protraction

Pinoband or dumbbells

Subject lying supine, elbows flexed to 90°; subject performs shoulder flexion to 90° and elbow extension, then scapular protraction.

C7

4-point kneeling scapular protraction

-

Subject in 4-point kneeling position, hands underneath shoulders performs dynamic scapular protraction.

C8

Scapular setting

-

Subject lying prone with arms held by the side in external rotation; subject holds scapulae in depressed and retracted position.

C9

Posterior shoulder stretch

-

Subject is standing, pulling the elbow passively across the body into horizontal adduction with the opposite arm.

C10

Lateral neck stretch

-

Subject is standing, pulling the head into lateral flexion with the opposite arm and is adding the shoulder depression to stretch the ipsilateral neck.

C11

Thoracic spine extension

-

Supine on the floor, hips and knees flexed to 90 degrees, hands supporting the neck, with thoracic kyphosis lying on a towel roll.