Flexibility, Range of Motion and Strength Among Patients With Differing Response to the Scapular and Humeral Assistance Tests

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01956968

Enrollment

130

Registered

2013-10-08

Start date

2013-10-31

Completion date

2015-12-31

Last updated

2014-04-25

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Conditions

Shoulder Pain

Keywords

Shoulder pain, Scapular dyskinesia, Physical examination

Brief summary

Shoulder pain may result from abnormal arm or shoulder blade (scapular) movement. These abnormal movements may result from a variety of flexibilty, motion or strength impairments. Therefore identifying any abnormal arm or scapular movement, as well as any impairments that are associated with them can help clinicians plan a proper management strategy for patients presenting with shoulder disorders. Our hypothesis is that specific impairments will be associated with abnormal arm movement, while other impairments will be associated with abnormal scapular movement among patients with shoulder pain.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_ONLY

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Age 18 years or older, main complaint of shoulder pain, ability to elevate arm in the scapular plane to at least 135 degrees, pain during scapular plane elevation, can read Hebrew.

Exclusion criteria

* Signs or symptoms suggesting cervical spine origin, previous fracture around shoulder complex, traumatic onset of shoulder pain, Fibromyalgia, Rheumatiod arthritis, previous shoulder surgery, loss of 50% or more of passive range of motion in 2 or more planes of motion, positive lag signs, positive apprehension test, pregnancy.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Shoulder internal rotation range of motion	Baseline	Measurement of supine glenohumeral internal rotation range of motion.
Posterior capsule flexibility	Baseline	Measurement of sidelying glenohumeral horizontal adduction
Pectoralis minor resting length	Baseline	Distance from coracoid process to 4th rib attachment onto sternum
Scapular dyskinesis	Baseline	Visual assessment and classification of scapular movement pattern
Scapular upward rotation range of motion	Baseline	Measured by the use of an inclinometer placed on top of scapular spine during various degrees of glenohumeral elevation angles.
Shoulder elevation torque	Baseline	Measured with a hand-held dynamometer
Shoulder external rotator torque	Baseline	Measured with a hand-held dynamometer

Countries

Israel

Contacts

Primary ContactAlon Rabin, PhD

alonrabin@gmail.com011-972-54-7766395

Backup ContactAnat Shashua, BPT

anatsh6@clalit.org.il011-972-50-8803223

Outcome results