ReviewBrazilian journal of physical therapy
Shoulder kinematics impact subacromial proximities: a review of the literature.
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- Pooled it
- Overcoming Subacromial Impingement, as a Term and Concept: Rationale and Proposals.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- MRI-Derived Scapular Superomedial Angle and Acromial Morphology: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Reliability and Morphometric Association Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Do patients with non-traumatic rotator cuff tears differ from healthy individuals in forward head posture, rounded shoulder posture, and thoracic kyphosis?Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Clinical Value of Scapular-Targeted Rehabilitation Within the Rotator Cuff Care Continuum: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Conservative and Postoperative Evidence.Orthopedic reviews · 2026Article
- Kinesiopathology, a Framework for Progressive Nature of Neuromusculoskeletal Dysfunctions: Implications for Physical Therapy.Physical therapy research · 2026Review
- In vivo shoulder kinematic changes and rotator cuff healing after surgical repair of large-to-massive rotator cuff tears.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Article
- Investigating the multifactorial etiology of supraspinatus tendon tears.Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society · 2024Article
- Effects of Scapular Angular Deviations on Potential for Rotator Cuff Tendon Mechanical Compression.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2024Article
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- The Relationship between Scapular Upward Rotation and Shoulder Internal and External Rotation Isokinetic Strength in Professional Baseball Pitchers.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Measuring 3D In-vivo Shoulder Kinematics using Biplanar Videoradiography.Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE · 2021Article
- A computer tablet software can quantify the deviation of scapula medial border from the thoracic wall during clinical assessment of scapula dyskinesis.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2021Article
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- Is the angular onset of pain during arm elevation associated to functioning in individuals with rotator cuff related shoulder pain?Brazilian journal of physical therapyArticle
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Abstract
backgroundAlterations in glenohumeral and scapulothoracic kinematics have been theorized to contribute to rotator cuff pathology by impacting the magnitude of the subacromial space.
objectiveThe purpose of this review is to summarize what is currently known about the relationship between shoulder kinematics and subacromial proximities.
conclusionsA variety of methods have been used to quantify subacromial proximities including photographs, MR imaging, ultrasonography, and single- and bi-plane radiographs. Changes in glenohumeral and scapulothoracic kinematics are associated with changes in subacromial proximities. However, the magnitude and direction of a particular motion's impact on subacromial proximities often vary between studies, which likely reflects different methodologies and subject populations. Glenohumeral elevation angle has been consistently found to impact subacromial proximities. Plane of humeral elevation also impacts subacromial proximities but to a lesser degree than the elevation angle. The impact of decreased scapulothoracic upward rotation on subacromial proximities is not absolute, but instead depends on the angle of humerothoracic elevation. The effects of scapular dyskinesis and humeral and scapular axial rotations on subacromial proximities are less clear. Future research is needed to further investigate the relationship between kinematics and subacromial proximities using more homogenous groups, determine the extent to which compression and other factors contribute to rotator cuff pathology, and develop accurate and reliable clinical measures of shoulder motion.
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