Scapular positioning in patients with shoulder pain: A study examining the reliability and clinical importance of 3 clinical tests

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 86, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1349-1355

  Nijs, Jo ^a,b   Roussel, Nathalie ^a   Vermeulen, Kim ^a   Souvereyns, Greet ^a  

^a Hogeschool Antwerpen   (Belgium)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Rehabilitation; Reliability and validity; Scapula

Indexed keywords

ACROMION; ADULT; AGED; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OBSERVER VARIATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SCAPULA; SELF REPORT; SHOULDER; SHOULDER PAIN; THORACIC SPINE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCAPULA; SHOULDER PAIN;

EID: 21344448157     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2005.03.021     Document Type: Article

References (26)

1. S.L. Mottram Dynamic stability of the scapula Man Ther 2 1997 123 131
2. L.J. Hébert, H. Moffet, B.J. McFadyen, C.E. Dionne Scapular behavior in shoulder impingement syndrome Arch Phys Med Rehabil 83 2002 60 69
3. H.H. Host Scapular taping in the treatment of anterior shoulder impingement Phys Ther 75 1995 803 812
4. A.M. Cools, E.E. Witvrouw, G.A. Declercq, L.A. Danneels, D.C. Cambier Scapular muscle recruitment patterns trapezius muscle latency with and without impingement symptoms Am J Sports Med 31 2003 542 549
5. L. Schmitt, L. Snyder-Mackler Role of scapular stabilizers in etiology and treatment of impingement syndrome J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 29 1999 31 38
6. J.S. Lewis, A.S. Green, S. Dekel The aetiology of subacromial impingement syndrome Physiotherapy 87 2001 458 469
7. B. Ackermann, R. Adams, E. Marshall The effect of scapula taping on electromyographic activity and musical performance in professional violinists Aust J Physiother 48 2002 197 203
8. B. Greenfield, P.A. Catlin, P.W. Coats, E. Green, J.J. McDonald, C. North Posture in patients with shoulder overuse injuries and healthy individuals J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 21 1995 287 295
9. W.B. Kibler The role of the scapula in athletic shoulder function Am J Sports Med 22 1998 325 337
10. P.A. Koslow, L.A. Prosser, G.A. Strony, S.L. Suchecki, G.E. Mattingly Specificity of the lateral scapular slide test in asymptomatic competitive athletes J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 33 2003 331 336
11. C.J. Odom, A.B. Taylor, C.E. Hurd, C.R. Denegar Measurement of scapular asymmetry and assessment of shoulder dysfunction using the lateral scapular slide test a reliability and validity study Phys Ther 81 2001 799 809
12. S.B. O'Sullivan Clinical decision making planning effective treatments S.B. O'Sullivan T.J. Schmitz Physical rehabilitation assessment and treatment 3rd ed. 1994 FA Davis Philadelphia 1 8
13. A.A. Guccione Functional assessment S.B. O'Sullivan T.J. Schmitz Physical rehabilitation assessment and treatment 3rd ed. 1994 FA Davis Philadelphia 193 207
14. American Physical Therapy Association Clinical Research Agenda for Physical Therapy Phys Ther 80 2000 499 513
15. D.A. van der Windt, G.J. van der Heijden, A.F. de Winter, B.W. Koes, W. Devillé, L.M. Bouter The responsiveness of the Shoulder Disability Questionnaire Ann Rheum Dis 57 1998 82 87
16. G.J. van der Heijden, P. Leffers, L.M. Bouter Shoulder disability questionnaire design and responsiveness of a functional status measure J Clin Epidemiol 53 2000 29 38
17. S.D. Bot, C.B. Terwee, D.A. van der Windt, L.M. Bouter, J. Dekker, H.C. de Vet Clinimetric evaluation of shoulder disability questionnaires a systematic review of the literature Ann Rheum Dis 63 2004 335 341
18. K. Harms-Ringdahl, A.M. Carlsson, J. Ekholm, A. Raustorp, T. Svensson, H.G. Toresson Pain assessment with different intensity scales in response to loading joint structures Pain 27 1986 401 412
19. M.D. Jensen, P. Koroly, S. Braver The measurement of clinical pain intensity a comparison of six methods Pain 27 1986 117 126
20. M. Good, C. Stiller, J.A. Zauszniewski, G.C. Anderson, M. Stanton-Hicks, J.A. Grass Sensation and distress of pain scales reliability, validity, and sensitivity J Nurs Meas 9 2001 219 238
21. J. Nijs, S. Truyen Statistics and pain-related fear measures in acute low back pain Man Ther 9 2004 45 46
22. L. Russek Factors affecting interpretation of reliability coefficients J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 34 2004 341 349
23. D.E. Peterson, K.R. Blankenship, J.B. Robb Investigation of the validity and reliability of four objective techniques for measuring forward shoulder posture J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 25 1997 34 42
24. M.H. Gibson, G.V. Goebel, T.M. Jordan, S. Kegerries, T.W. Worrell A reliability study of measurement techniques to determine static scapular position J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 21 1995 100 106
25. N.A. Potter, J.M. Rothstein Intertester reliability for selected clinical tests of the sacroiliac joint Phys Ther 65 1985 1671 1675
26. J. Lewis, A. Green, Z. Reichard, C. Wright Scapular position the validity of skin surface palpation Man Ther 7 2002 26 30