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Vol.4, No.4, 237-241 (2012) Health /10.4236/health.2012.44038 Effect of taping as a component of conservative treatment for subacromial impingement syndrome 1* 2 1 Natesagounder Sundaramurthy Senthil Kumar , Arun Nehru , Dharmarajan Rajalakshmi 1Faculty of Therapeutic Sciences, Masterskill University College of Health Sciences, Cheras, Malaysia; * Corresponding Author: nsshakthi@ 2Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, India Received 7 December 2011; revised 11 January 2012; accepted 2 February 2012 ABSTRACT 1. INTRODUCTION Subacromial impingement syndrome (SIS) has Shoulder disorders are among the most common of all been described as the most common form of peripheral joint complaints. The cumulative incidence of shoulder pathology argued that 100% of im- shoulder problems is estimated to be 11.2/1000 patients pingement lesions and 95% of rotator cuff pa- per year [1]. SIS and rotator cuff tendinitis are consi- thology are caused by friction between the ac- dered to be the most frequent cause of intrinsic shoulder romion and surrounding tissues within the sub- pain and disability. SIS is a condition where sub acromial acromial space. Commonly, rest, Non-steroidal soft tissue structures compressed against or under ante- anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS), corticosteroid rior acromion by head of humerus on overhead activities injections, and mobilization, strengthening exer-