A 44-year-old male was referred with a diagnosis of shoulder impingement syndrome after reporting an intense shoulder pain. Sagital magnetic resonance imaging scan of the cervical spine can be seen along with this patient case. Patient history The patient suffering from shoulder pain has a history of working full-time in the administration offices of a local university. The patient spent over 80% of his day seated at his desk working on his computer. The patient did report a positive history for hypertension which was at the time controlled medically.
Symptoms and Primary Diagnosis 6-week history of pain in the left arm. Subsequently, the patient sought medical care from his primary care physician. Primary care physician diagnosed the arm pain as rotator cuff tendonitis, and the patient was referred to a sports medicine clinic for further evaluation. The sports medicine physician…
