title: Understanding shoulder pain.
abstract: The impingement syndrome is a frequent occurrence in the throwing athlete. Sports medicine physicians have not yet attained the diagnostic quality in the shoulder they possess about the knee. The success of treatment of the impingement syndrome is directly proportional to the accuracy of diagnosis. This improved diagnostic ability will occur when the mechanism of injury is correlated to the tissue involved and the differential diagnosis of shoulder pain in the athlete is complete.
mesh_terms: D000173:Acromioclavicular Joint; D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D012785:Shoulder Joint; D013178:Sports Medicine; D013577:Syndrome