Posterior shoulder tightness; an intersession reliability study of 3 clinical tests.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although posterior shoulder tightness (PST) has been associated with shoulder pathology and altered glenohumeral joint kinematics, uncertainty remains regarding its cause and definition. To understand the efficacy of treatments for PST, it must be possible to identify people with PST for the purposes of research and clinical decision-making. Clinical tests for PST must demonstrate acceptable levels of measurement reliability in order to identify the condition and to evaluate the response to intervention. There is currently a lack of research describing intersession reliability for measures of PST. The aim of this study was to quantify the inter-session reliability for three clinical tests used to identify PST over a 6-10 week interval.

Methods

A convenience sample

SUBMITTER: Hall K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7390165 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature