Shoulder range of movement in the general population: age and gender stratified normative data using a community-based cohort

• Published in: BMC musculoskeletal disorders Vol. 21; no. 1; p. 676
• Main Authors: Gill, Tiffany K, Shanahan, E Michael, Tucker, Graeme R, Buchbinder, Rachelle, Hill, Catherine L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 12.10.2020; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Activities of daily living; Adult; Age; Analysis; Chronic illnesses; Clinical trials; Cohort Studies; Cross-Sectional Studies; Data collection; Diabetes; Ethics; Female; Females; Humans; Kidnapping; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Males; Middle Aged; Musculoskeletal diseases; Pain; Population; Questionnaires; Range of motion; Range of Motion, Articular; Rheumatoid arthritis; Shoulder; Shoulder Joint; Young Adult; Australia; South Australia Australia; Population; Range of motion; Shoulder

An understanding of the average range of movement of the shoulder that is normally achievable is an important part of treatment for shoulder disorders. The average range of active shoulder flexion, abduction and external rotation was measured in a population cohort aged 20 years and over without sho...