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University of Kentucky

2013

Rehabilitative ultrasound imaging

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Scapular Muscle Assessment In Patients With Lateral Epicondylalgia, Joseph M. Day Jan 2013

Scapular Muscle Assessment In Patients With Lateral Epicondylalgia, Joseph M. Day

Theses and Dissertations--Rehabilitation Sciences

The role rehabilitation plays in the management of patients with lateral epicondylalgia (LE) remains elusive secondary to high recurrence rates. Addressing scapular muscle deficits may be important in the rehabilitation of patients with LE. However, it is unknown if scapular muscle impairments exist in a working population of patients with LE. The purpose of this dissertation was to assess scapular muscle strength and endurance in a working population of patients with LE.

Clinical scapular muscle assessment tools are limited in their ability to isolate specific muscles. Rehabilitative ultrasound imaging (RUSI) is a potentially useful tool but few studies have investigated …