Sub acromial pain syndrome (SAPS) refers to the umbrella term used to describe non-traumatic shoulder pain involving the structures that lie within the the sub acromial space. The sub acromial space involves the area beneath the corcaco-acromial arch (the top of your shoulder joint) to the above the humeral head (the bone of your arm that extends in your elbow).
The shoulder joint itself is one the most unique in the body, it can move in so many different ways and allows us to do some dynamic actions, think of someone sending down a 150kph fast bowl or breaking an Olympic swimming record! But this is where things can also get tricky, because there are so many moving parts to the shoulder, the function and coordination of each is vital for painfree movement. SAPS can often arise predominantly from overload to the area, and not always to do with exercise. Some examples include:
There are also some others factors that can determine whether someone is likely to develop SAPS such as;
SAPS is often most noticeable when performing overhead movements, and even day-to-day tasks can start to become hard. Some examples include:
When SAPs starts to get worse, it can then start to be painful even when at rest, and you may even notice it during when sleeping.
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