INTRODUCTION: Dislocation of the acromioclavicular joint is a common injury among young athletes. Many previous studies have evaluated the acromioclavicular joint function by measuring the motion of clavicle and acromion [1]. However no report has ever referred to its function on the whole shoulder girdle. In this study, we measured and compared the motion of the shoulder girdle (scapula, clavi...

INTRODUCTION Scapular fractures are generally occur from in high-energy traumas and are associated with a high incidence of morbidity and mortality. PRESENTATION OF CASE We present an unusual scapular fracture that occurred with a rare mechanism. A 23-year-old male patient who led an active sports life for 10 years and played ice hockey for the last 5 years. In a competition, he felt a sudden...

PURPOSE To evaluate shoulder complex kinematics in persons with chronic upper extremity (UE) impairments due to stroke and determine if kinematics predicts motor function based on the Fugl-Meyer Motor Assessment (FMA). METHODS Sixteen stroke survivors with chronic UE impairments (age range = 46-80 years, male = 8, female = 8, mean (SD) 66 (40) months post-stroke) performed the UE portion of t...

Pre and post-fixed variations at roots of the brachial plexus have been well documented, however little is known about the variations that exist in the branches which arise from the brachial plexus. In this paper, we describe about one such rare variation related to the dorsal scapular and the long thoracic nerve, which are the branches arising from the roots of the brachial plexus. The variati...

OBJECTIVE This report describes the application of scapular elevation taping (SET) using kinesio tape to elevate the scapula and treat upper trapezius (UT) muscle tenderness in a patient with scapular depression syndrome. METHODS The patient was a 22-year-old man who had scapular depression and severe tenderness of the right UT. We performed SET for 2 months, 4 days a week, for an average of ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE In people with stroke, range-of-motion (ROM) exercises may contribute to hemiparetic shoulder pain, but the underlying mechanisms are unknown. This study examined scapular and humeral movement patterns in people with poststroke hemiparesis as they performed commonly prescribed ROM exercises. METHODS Using kinematic techniques, we studied 13 people with hemiparesis, both...

[Purpose] This study investigated the effect of shoulder girdle strengthening, particularly the scapular muscles, on poststroke trunk alignment. [Subjects and Methods] The study involved 30 patients with residual hemiparesis following cerebrovascular stroke. Patient assessment included measuring shoulder muscle peak torque, scapular muscles peak force, spinal lateral deviation angle, and motor ...

STUDY DESIGN Descriptive study, cross-sectional design. BACKGROUND Tennis requires repetitive overhead movement patterns that can lead to upper extremity injury. The scapula plays a vital role in injury-free playing. Scapular dysfunction has been associated with shoulder injury in the overhead athlete. OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to describe variables regarding scapular positio...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Shoulder dysfunction is common in various patient populations. This investigation was performed to assess shoulder dysfunction with self-report and performance-based functional measures. SUBJECTS Fifty men (25 with shoulder dysfunction and 25 without shoulder dysfunction) participated in this study. METHODS Self-report functional disabilities were assessed with the Fl...