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Reliability Of Posterolateral Acromion Process To Examination Table Measurement To Estimate Shoulder Protraction Contracture, Bart D. Taylor, Antonia M. Norris, Zachary J. Mertz, Todd E. Davenport
Reliability Of Posterolateral Acromion Process To Examination Table Measurement To Estimate Shoulder Protraction Contracture, Bart D. Taylor, Antonia M. Norris, Zachary J. Mertz, Todd E. Davenport
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Study Design: Retrospective study. Objectives: To determine the reliability of measuring the perpendicular distance between the posterolateral acromion process and examination table to estimate passive shoulder protraction in student physical therapists.
Background: Previous research has identified scapular dyskinesis to be associated with musculoskeletal shoulder pain, and commonly addressed by physical therapists. Tightness of the anterior shoulder muscles may be associated with scapular movement abnormality. Thus, reliable clinical measurements for anterior shoulder muscle length are imporrant for physical therapy care.
Methods: After a 1 0-minute review session, two measurements of the distance between the posterior acromion process and examination table were …