Effect of thoracic expansion restriction on scapulothoracic and glenohumeral joint motion during shoulder external rotation
Open Access
- 14 June 2022
- journal article
- research article
- Published by IOS Press in Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation
- Vol. 35 (6), 1399-1406
- https://doi.org/10.3233/bmr-220006
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Shoulder external rotation in the throwing motion involves movement of the scapulothoracic and glenohumeral joints, thoracic spine, and the thorax. Restriction of thoracic expansion may decrease scapulothoracic joint motion and compensateKeywords
This publication has 29 references indexed in Scilit:
- Clinical implications of scapular dyskinesis in shoulder injury: the 2013 consensus statement from the ‘scapular summit’British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2013
- Pathomechanics of the Throwing ShoulderSports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review, 2012
- Risk of Serious Injury for Young Baseball PitchersThe American Journal of Sports Medicine, 2010
- Glenohumeral, Scapular, and Thoracic Angles at Maximum Shoulder External Rotation in ThrowingThe American Journal of Sports Medicine, 2009
- The Association of Scapular Kinematics and Glenohumeral Joint PathologiesJournal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, 2009
- Facet Orientation in the Thoracolumbar SpineSpine, 2004
- The position of the rotation center of the glenohumeral jointJournal of Biomechanics, 2000
- Kinetics of Baseball Pitching with Implications About Injury MechanismsThe American Journal of Sports Medicine, 1995
- Impingement of the deep surface of the supraspinatus tendon on the posterosuperior glenoid rim: An arthroscopic studyJournal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, 1992
- An EMG analysis of the shoulder in throwing and pitchingThe American Journal of Sports Medicine, 1983