To evaluate isokinetic shoulder flexor–extensor (F/E) and abductor–adductor (Ab/Ad) torque ratios in individuals with paraplegia using a new interpretative approach. We proposed to study torque ratios ...

Background Assessment of shoulder mobility is essential for diagnosis and clinical follow-up of shoulder diseases. Only a few highly sophisticated instruments for objective measurements of shoulder ...

Shoulder pain is an extremely common ailment affecting a wide range of people. It is estimated that up to two-thirds of the population will experience shoulder pain at some point during their life, ...

Shoulder instability, most often affecting the glenohumeral joint, arises when static or dynamic restraints fail to maintain the humeral head centred in the glenoid fossa. Assessment begins with ...

In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, researchers showed that a simple string-pulling task could help make a reliable assessment of shoulder mobility across animals and humans. Across ...

2 Department of Physical Therapy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA 3 Department of Physical Therapy, Arcadia University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 4 Department of Physical ...

If your shoulder is numb, the nerves in your shoulder joint are probably involved. Nerves send messages to and from the body and brain. This allows you to feel different sensations, including pain and ...

Physical therapy and medications are often the first treatment for shoulder injuries. However, shoulder surgery is also an option to repair joints, rotator cuffs, or dislocations, to name a few. The ...

They're easy to confuse. But a dislocated shoulder and a separated shoulder are two distinct injuries. Here's the rundown. In severe cases of a dislocated shoulder, the tissue and nerves around the ...