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Thomas Jefferson University

Department of Radiology Faculty Papers

2013

Subacromial space

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Assessment Of Subacromial Space And Its Relationship With Scapular Upward Rotation In College Baseball Players., Stephen John Thomas, Charles Buz Swanik, Thomas W Kaminski, Jill S Higginson, Kathleen A Swanik, Levon N Nazarian Aug 2013

Assessment Of Subacromial Space And Its Relationship With Scapular Upward Rotation In College Baseball Players., Stephen John Thomas, Charles Buz Swanik, Thomas W Kaminski, Jill S Higginson, Kathleen A Swanik, Levon N Nazarian

Department of Radiology Faculty Papers

CONTEXT: Subacromial impingement is a common injury in baseball players and has been linked to a reduction in the subacromial space. In addition, it has been suggested that decreases in scapular upward rotation will lead to decreases in the subacromial space and ultimately impingement syndrome.

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between acromiohumeral distance and scapular upward rotation in healthy college baseball players.

DESIGN: Posttest-only study design.

SETTING: Controlled laboratory setting.

PARTICIPANTS: 24 healthy college baseball players. Intervention: Participants were measured for all dependent variables at preseason.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Acromiohumeral distance at rest and …