Is Subacromial Impingement Even A Thing?

A recent systematic review has come out with the title, "No relationship between the acromiohumeral distance and pain in adults with subacromial pain syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis" ✅ Often we are taught impingement is due to limited subacromial space. ✅ The type of acromion has also been theorized as a contributing factor? 🤔 What has science told us in regards to these issues? 🤔 Are impingement theories holding up to scientific testing? 🤔 Most importantly, what does all this mean when you sit in front of a patient with shoulder pain? 🔥🔥 Join Jarod and Mark as they discuss this and more in this week's episode of the Modern Pain Podcast.🔥🔥 Article Links: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29490599/ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233562428_Subacromial_impingement_syndrome_a_musculoskeletal_condition_or_a_clinical_illusion https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19336812/ ps://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(17)32457-1/fulltext https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27422460/https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-76704-z https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29065348/