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Subacromial impingement syndrome (SIS) is caused by pathology involving the rotator cuff tendons, subacromial bursa, acromion, or other adjacent structures. Exercises prescribed for SIS are sometimes ineffective. Investigators in Sweden randomized 102 patients (age range, 30–65) whose SIS persisted after conservative treatment to one of two exercise strategies for 12 weeks: six specific exercises and strengthening maneuvers involving the rotator cuff and scapula-stabilizing muscles, using external loads (intervention group); or nonspecific range-of-motion exercises for the neck and shoulder, without any external loading (control group). Each participant received a subacromial corticosteroid injection, followed by five to six guided exercise…