Assessment of Shoulder Subluxation Using the Lateral Scapular Slide Test in Hemiplegic Patients.
- Author:
Yong Soon YOON
1
;
Seung Suk JUNG
;
Kyung Ah LEE
;
Je Hwan KIM
;
Jin Taek LIM
Author Information
1. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Presbyterian Medical Center, Korea. css1357@hanmil.net
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Lateral scapular slide test;
Shoulder subluxation;
Hemiplegia;
Scapular position
- MeSH:
Hemiplegia;
Humans;
Muscle Spasticity;
Shoulder*;
Spine;
Visual Analog Scale
- From:Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
2003;27(6):819-823
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: This study was designed to investigate the correlation between the lateral scapular slide test (LSST) and shoulder subluxation, scapular position, pain on movement, Brunnstrom stage in hemiplegic patients. METHOD: 20 hemiplegic patients (right: 10, left: 10) were evaluated LSST in resting position at three different points (T2-Superior Angle, T3-Scapular Spine, T7-Inferior Angle) in three times of the both shoulder. Muscle power of shoulder, Brunnstrom stages, spasticity, subluxation degrees using X-ray studies and ROM pain degrees using Visual Analog Scale (VAS) were also evaluated to examine the clinical correlation RESULTS: This study showed the evidence of positive correlation with LSST and shoulder subluxation, ROM pain degrees using VAS at T7-inferior angle (p<0.05), and negative correlations with LSST with shoulder abduction muscle power and Brunnstrom stage. But, there were no correlations with shoulder spasticity and hemiplegic side. CONCLUSION: This study provided LSST can be a useful predictor of shoulder subluxation and it supposed that the glenoid fossa on the affected side was upward rotated compared to the unaffected side.
