Measurement of Scapular Asymmetry and Assessment of Shoulder Dysfunction Using the Lateral Scapular Slide Test: A Reliability and Validity Study

Physical Therapy - Tập 81 Số 2 - Trang 799-809 - 2001
Corrie Odom1, Andrea B. Taylor2, Christine E Hurd3, Craig R. Denegar4
1CJ Odom, PT, DPT, ATC, is Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Community and Family Medicine, Division of Physical Therapy, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
2AB Taylor, PhD, is Assistant Professor, Department of Community and Family Medicine, Division of Physical Therapy, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3965, Durham, NC 27710 (USA).
3CE Hurd, PT, DPT, ATC, is Physical Therapist, Youngstown Orthopedics and Sports Therapy, Canfield, Ohio
4CR Denegar, PT, PhD, ATC, is Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Athletic Training Education, Departments of Orthopedic Rehabilitation and Kinesiology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pa

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AbstractBackground and Purpose. The Lateral Scapular Slide Test (LSST) is used to determine scapular position with the arm abducted 0, 45, and 90 degrees in the coronal plane. Assessment of scapular position is based on the derived difference measurement of bilateral scapular distances. The purpose of this study was to assess the reliability of measurements obtained using the LSST and whether they could be used to identify people with and without shoulder impairments. Subjects. Forty-six subjects ranging in age from 18 to 65 years (X̄=30.0, SD=11.1) participated in this study. One group consisted of 20 subjects being treated for shoulder impairments, and one group consisted of 26 subjects without shoulder impairments. Methods. Two measurements in each test position were obtained bilaterally. From the bilateral measurements, we derived the difference measurement. Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC [1,1]) and the standard error of measurement (SEM) were calculated for intrarater and interrater reliability of the difference in side-to-side measures of scapular distance. Sensitivity and specificity of the LSST for classifying subjects with and without shoulder impairments were also determined. Results. The ICCs for intrarater reliability were .75, .77, and .80 and .52, .66, and .62, respectively, for subjects without and with shoulder impairments in 0, 45, and 90 degrees of abduction. The ICCs for interrater reliability were .67, .43, and .74 and .79, .45, and .57, respectively, for subjects without and with shoulder impairments in 0, 45 and 90 degrees of abduction. The SEMs ranged from 0.57 to 0.86 cm for intrarater reliability and from 0.79 to 1.20 cm for interrater reliability. Using the criterion of greater than 1.0 cm difference, sensitivity and specificity were 35% and 48%, 41% and 54%, and 43% and 56%, respectively, for 0, 45, and 90 degrees of abduction. Sensitivity and specificity based on the criterion of greater than 1.5 cm difference were 28% and 53%, 50% and 58%, and 34% and 52%, respectively, for the 3 scapular positions. Conclusion and Discussion. Our results suggest that measurements of scapular positioning based on the difference in side-to-side scapular distance measures are not reliable. Furthermore, the results suggest that sensitivity and specificity of the LSST measurements are poor and that the LSST should not be used to identify people with and without shoulder dysfunction.

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