A Diagonal Movement Pattern of Arm Elevation and Depression in Overhead Throwing Athletes: An Exploratory Kinematic Analysis for Clinical Application

Morais, Nuno; Ferreira, Joana; Gordo, Jéssica; Vilas-Boas, J. Paulo; Pascoal, Augusto Gil

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A Diagonal Movement Pattern of Arm Elevation and Depression in Overhead Throwing Athletes: An Exploratory Kinematic Analysis for Clinical Application

2023-09-26Journal article

dc.contributor.author	Morais, Nuno
dc.contributor.author	Ferreira, Joana
dc.contributor.author	Gordo, Jéssica
dc.contributor.author	Vilas-Boas, J. Paulo
dc.contributor.author	Pascoal, Augusto Gil
dc.date.accessioned	2023-09-26T14:17:46Z
dc.date.available	2023-09-26T14:17:46Z
dc.date.issued	2023-09-26
dc.description.abstract	Assessing scapular position and motion during functional arm movement patterns may add relevant information to the evaluation of the clinical status and athletic performance of overhead sports athletes’ shoulders. This study aimed to examine the three-dimensional scapular kinematics of elite volleyball players with (n = 11) and without scapular dyskinesis (n = 11) in comparison to non-athletes (n = 27). Four distinct arm elevation/depression tasks were assessed: shoulder abduction/adduction, flexion/extension, scaption, and a diagonal movement pattern mimicking throwing (proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation diagonal 2 for flexion/extension or PNF–D2– flx/ext). Kinematic data was recorded from the spiking/dominant shoulder using an electromagnetic system (FASTRAK, Polhemus Inc., Colchester, VT, USA); MotionMonitor v9 software, Innovative Sports Training, Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). The study compared scapular rotations at 15◦ intervals of humero-thoracic (HT) angles, ranging from minimum to 120◦. Significantly different 3D scapular kinematics were observed between traditional arm motion tasks and PNF–D2 arm motion task (HT angle × task interaction effect, p < 0.001, 0.275 ≤ η2p ≤ 0.772). However, when considering the combined influence of phase, HT angle, task, and group factors, no differences were found between groups (phase × HT angle × task × group, p ≥ 0.161, 0.032 ≤ η2p ≤ 0.058). The inclusion of a functional arm movement pattern when evaluating scapular position and movement in overhead athletes does not appear to be mandatory. However, these findings are preliminary and highlight the need for more research in this area.	pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citation	Morais, N.; Ferreira, J.; Gordo, J.; Vilas-Boas, J.P.; Pascoal, A.G. A Diagonal Movement Pattern of Arm Elevation and Depression in Overhead Throwing Athletes: An Exploratory Kinematic Analysis for Clinical Application. Appl. Sci. 2023, 13, 10691. https://doi.org/10.3390/app131910691	pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.3390/ app131910691	pt_PT
dc.identifier.eissn	2076-3417
dc.identifier.other	10691
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/8817
dc.language.iso	eng	pt_PT
dc.peerreviewed	yes	pt_PT
dc.publisher	MDPI	pt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversion	https://www.mdpi.com/2496056	pt_PT
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/	pt_PT
dc.subject	Dyskinesis	pt_PT
dc.subject	Overhead sports	pt_PT
dc.subject	Rehabilitation	pt_PT
dc.subject	Scapula	pt_PT
dc.title	A Diagonal Movement Pattern of Arm Elevation and Depression in Overhead Throwing Athletes: An Exploratory Kinematic Analysis for Clinical Application	pt_PT
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oaire.citation.issue	19	pt_PT
oaire.citation.title	Applied Sciences	pt_PT
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person.familyName	Valente Morais
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person.givenName	Nuno Alexandre
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