THE CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT OF THE ACROMIOCLAVICULAR JOINT INJURY WITH SPECIAL RELATION TO PHYSIOTHERAPY TREATMENT1 1Received June, 1971

Injury to the acromioclavicular joint typically occurs when the point of the shoulder is speared into the ground. The clavicle tends to be displaced in the line of the action, resulting in a swelling in the acromioclavicular joint area, on the superior surface of the shoulder. The lateral and posterior section of the superior ligament is generally either strained or torn. It is probable the coraco-clavicular ligament is also strained, but it is not obvious