Diagnostic and therapeutic subacromial injections, usually combining a local anesthetic and cortisone, remain a popular form of treatment for shoulder pain in orthopedic surgery and sports medicine ...

In the first of our series of videos demonstrating joint injection techniques, director of minor surgery Dr Soon Lim demonstrates how to administer an injection to the subacromial space in the ...

A physician’s accuracy when injecting a local anesthetic to assess shoulder pain needs more definitive confirmation of accuracy than subjective judgment, according to researchers in the Netherlands.

A comparison of subacromial injections performed with vs. without ultrasound guidance showed no significant differences in clinical outcomes for treatment of subacromial impingement syndrome of the ...

Objectives To compare the clinical effectiveness of (1) physiotherapist-led exercise versus an exercise leaflet, and (2) ultrasound-guided subacromial corticosteroid injection versus unguided ...

We considered randomized controlled trials of image-guided versus blind (landmark-guided) corticosteroid shoulder injections in adults 18 years and above with shoulder pain due to soft tissue ...

Correspondence to Dr Abdel-Rahman Aly, Health Pointe—Pain, Spine and Sports Medicine, Division Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Alberta, Suite # 710-11010 101 St NW, Edmonton, ...

Subacromial bursitis is a painful condition that affects your shoulder, causing pain and swelling. It affects the bursa, a small sac filled with fluid that helps lessen friction between the bones, ...