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Stretching the posterior capsule and pectoralis minor tendon
29%
203/693
Stretching the posterior capsule and strengthening the subscapularis
45%
313/693
Stretching the posterior capsule and using shoulder plyometrics
18%
125/693
Stretching the anterior capsule and strengthening all components of the rotator cuff
5%
33/693
Stretching the anterior capsule and improving pitching mechanics
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Throwing athletes, particularly pitchers, have a high incidence of shoulder pain. Recent evidence suggests that posteroinferior capsular tightness and scapular dyskinesis may play a substantial role in the pathologic cascade, culminating in the development of articular surface rotator cuff tears and tearing of the posterosuperior labrum. These patients have posterosuperior shoulder pain primarily. Furthermore, these athletes are susceptible to a muscular fatigue syndrome, the SICK (Scapular malposition, Inferior medial border prominence, Coracoid pain and malposition, and dysKinesis of scapular movement) scapula syndrome. This patient has an internal rotation deficit and tenderness over the coracoid. The internal rotation deficit is addressed by stretching the posterior capsule. The tenderness over the coracoid has been attributed to a contracture of the pectoralis minor tendon secondary to scapular malposition. The initial phase of the rehabilitation regimen is directed at stretching the posterior capsule and pectoralis minor tendon.
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