| Electromyographic activity of selected shoulder muscles in commonly used therapeutic exercises. | |
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PMID: 8378423 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate and compare the muscle activity of the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, and lower trapezius muscles during commonly prescribed therapeutic exercises in subjects with and without shoulder pathology. SUBJECTS: Twenty healthy subjects (9 male, 11 female) and 20 subjects with recurrent unilateral shoulder pain and weakness (14 male, 6 female), aged 18 to 40 years (mean = 28, SD = 5.8), participated in this study. METHODS: Subjects performed each of the following exercises using a hand-held weight: prone lateral (external) rotation, sidelying lateral rotation, and arm elevation in the scapular plane. Indwelling fine-wire electrodes recorded electromyographic (EMG) activity during each exercise. The EMG activity in five phases of concentric contraction of each exercise was averaged and divided into three equal time intervals. Mean EMG values normalized to maximal activity for the entire phase of concentric contraction and for each of the three intervals were used in subsequent analyses. RESULTS: Two-way repeated-measures analyses of variance (ANOVAs) revealed between-group differences only in the prone lateral rotation exercise. Compared with subjects without shoulder pathology, subjects with shoulder pain showed significantly greater EMG activity in the infraspinatus muscle and less activity in the supraspinatus muscle during this exercise. CONCLUSION AND DISCUSSION: These results suggest that the pattern of muscle activation during specific shoulder movements in patients with shoulder pain may be related to pathology. Future studies are needed to determine whether an imbalance in neuromuscular control is a factor contributing directly to shoulder dysfunction or whether such an imbalance is secondary to some pathology. |
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Authors:
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B T Ballantyne; S J O'Hare; J L Paschall; M M Pavia-Smith; A M Pitz; J F Gillon; G L Soderberg |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Physical therapy Volume: 73 ISSN: 0031-9023 ISO Abbreviation: Phys Ther Publication Date: 1993 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1993-10-21 Completed Date: 1993-10-21 Revised Date: 2010-03-24 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0022623 Medline TA: Phys Ther Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 668-77; discussion 677-82 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Physical Therapy Graduate Program, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242-1008. |
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Adolescent Adult Analysis of Variance Case-Control Studies Electromyography* Exercise Therapy* Female Humans Male Muscles / physiology*, physiopathology Pain / physiopathology Range of Motion, Articular / physiology Shoulder / physiology*, physiopathology |
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