Evaluation of clinical assessment methods for scapular dyskinesis

• Published in: Arthroscopy Vol. 25; no. 11; p. 1240
• Main Authors: Uhl, Tim L, Kibler, W Ben, Gecewich, Ben, Tripp, Brady L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.11.2009
• Subjects: Adult; Biomechanical Phenomena; Dyskinesias - diagnosis; Female; Humans; Male; Observer Variation; Range of Motion, Articular; Reproducibility of Results; Scapula - physiopathology; Shoulder Joint - injuries; Shoulder Joint - physiopathology; Young Adult

The purposes of this study were to (1) assess the inter-rater reliability and validity of 2 clinical assessment methods of categorizing scapular dyskinesis and (2) quantify the frequency of asymmetry of bilateral scapular motion in injured and uninjured shoulders by use of 3-dimensional (3D) kinemat...