Physiotherapist’s Perspective to Importance of Pathophysiology of Supraspinatus Tendonitis in Proper Rehabilitation of Pain and Dysfunction

Karishma Chawla; Zainy Khan; Nitin Dhar

doi:10.51611/iars.irj.v13i01.2023.232

Authors

Karishma Chawla Shree Guru Gobind Singh Tricentenary University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9175-7142
Zainy Khan Jamia Millia Islamia
Nitin Dhar Amity University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51611/iars.irj.v13i01.2023.232

Keywords:

Supraspinatus Tendonitis, Impingement, Pain, Inflammation, Physiotherapy, Tendon Injuries

Abstract

This article focuses on the physiotherapist perspective on the importance of pathophysiology of the Supraspinatus. Tendonitis is a very frequent cause of shoulder pain. The tendinopathy of supraspinatus most frequently affects people involved in various sports driven actions and above the head work in our daily living. It is thought to be caused by both intrinsic and extrinsic factors, but for simplification they were divided into Anatomical, Biomechanical, Vascularity, Activity related, Biochemical and Age-related factors. The following data-bases were searched for both published and unpublished studies in English language for the period of 1962 to 2022: PubMed, EMBRACE, MedLine, Web of Science, Scopus. The following terms were used to carry out the search: Shoulder, impingement, supraspinatus, pain, pathophysiology, physiotherapy implication, athletes, older adults. We conclude that it is important to have in-depth knowledge about these concepts of pathophysiology of pain in terms of all possible etiologies and the healing process which helps the physiotherapist to make wise decisions about the rehabilitation process.

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