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The Supine Moving Apprehension Test—Reliability And Validity Among Healthy Individuals And Patients With Anterior Shoulder Instability, Alon Rabin, Ofir Chechik, Margie K. Olds, Timothy L. Uhl, Efi Kazum, Adin Deutsch, Eran Citron, Tal Cohen, Oleg Dolkart, Assaf Bibas, Eran Maman

Physical Therapy Faculty Publications

Background: Performance-based tests for patients with anterior shoulder dislocation are lacking. This study determined the reliability and validity of the supine moving apprehension test designed to assess the ability to control anterior instability loads. Methods: Thirty-six participants were recruited (18 healthy individuals, and 18 patients following anterior shoulder dislocation). Healthy participants performed the supine moving apprehension test on 2 separate occasions to determine test-retest reliability. Patients completed the supine moving apprehension test and the Western Ontario Shoulder Instability index before and 6 months after surgical stabilization of their shoulder. The presence of anterior apprehension was also documented post-operatively. Results: The …