AC joint cysts present as a mass over the
AC joint which is often painless.
Associated injuries are among others acromial fractures, glenohumeral dislocations, clavicle fractures and
AC joint dislocations.
The patient subsequently returned to the chiropractor and was treated as follows: ultrasound therapy (3.0 MHz, 1.0 W/[cm.sup.2], 50% pulse, eight minutes) was applied to the left
AC joint, home-based rotator cuff isometric and Thera-Band[TM] isotonic strengthening exercises were prescribed (i.e.
Besides the clinical evaluation, radiographs of the operated
AC joint were taken (Figure 6).
The
AC joint is a part of the suspensory unit of the upper extremity.
Besides rotator cuff issues, several other maladies affect the shoulder, such as arthritis, rotator cuff tendonitis, impingement syndrome,
AC joint separation, and chronic overuse syndromes.
They showed that although many different surgery options have been introduced, there is still no concordance regarding the treatment of
AC joint dislocation.
James is a bit easier to read because he's done his
AC joint."
Shaw, 36, had been doubtful since damaging his
AC joint in the opening minutes of England's defeat to Ireland at Twickenham on February 27.
The authors propose that the test acts by loading the
AC joint from below, and generating tension in the bicipital-labral complex.
"I popped my
AC joint against Worcester so that put me out to the end of the season.