A 43-year-old man visits the outpatient clinic with a painful shoulder. Physical examination reveals a painful arc syndrome due to supraspinatus tendinopathy. Which of the following conditions will be present during physical examination?
The supraspinatus initiates abduction of the arm during the first 15deg of abduction; palpation of the tendon during this phase would result in pain from a tendinopathy of the supraspinatus.
Painful abduction 0deg to 15deg
Painful abduction 0deg to 140deg
Painful abduction 70deg to 140deg
Painful abduction 15deg to 140deg
Upper Extremity