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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-7-13
pubmed:abstractText
Shoulder kinesthesia has not been extensively studied in upper extremity athletes. The purpose of this study was to determine if there were differences in threshold to detection of passive motion between dominant and nondominant shoulders of healthy overhead athletes in two positions, 0 degrees and 75 degrees of external rotation. In addition, the study attempted to determine if there was a relationship between the range of external rotation (ER) and internal rotation (IR) and the threshold to detection of passive motion values. Shoulder kinesthesia was assessed in the dominant and nondominant shoulders of 20 collegiate athletes participating in unilateral upper extremity sports. A proprioceptive testing device passively moved the shoulder into internal and external rotation. The dominant shoulder had a significantly greater difficulty detecting motion compared with the nondominant arm at both 0 degrees and 75 degrees of external rotation. Both shoulders exhibited enhanced kinesthesia (lower threshold to detection of passive motion scores) at 75 degrees of external rotation compared with 0 degrees, where the glenohumeral joint capsule is relatively taut. The results of this study suggest that healthy upper extremity athletes may have kinesthetic deficits in their throwing shoulder compared with their nondominant shoulder.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0190-6011
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
220-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Shoulder kinesthesia in healthy unilateral athletes participating in upper extremity sports.
pubmed:affiliation
Sports Physical Therapy Program, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article