Rehabilitative Ultrasound Imaging: Measurements of Articular Movement of the Shoulder
Rehabilitative Ultrasound Imaging: Measurements of Articular Movement of the Shoulder
The purpose of this study is to measure the amount of movement between the bones of the shoulder joint when mobilization techniques are applied by a physical therapist.
The purpose of this study is to image the articular joint movement of the glenohumeral joint utilizing ultrasound imaging (USI). Specific aims include: 1) measurement of the distance between the articular surfaces at rest; 2) measurement of the distance between the articular surfaces during manually applied glides of those surfaces; and 3) analysis of any association between the amount of glide and reported joint mobility, force application, or joint position.
Subjects will be recruited from a population of convenience. After consenting to participate, eligible subjects will complete a demographic questionnaire and pretesting of scapular and shoulder mobility. Two days of testing will be scheduled. On the first day, three grades of glenohumeral mobilization will be applied in the following directions: distraction, posterior and inferior. A handheld dynamometer will measure force; ultrasound imaging will record glenohumeral joint position. Each grade and direction will be repeated three times on the right and the left shoulder. On the second day, the mobilizations will be repeated. Measurements of humeral movement will be calculated from the ultrasound images.
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