OBJECTIVE This study aims to visualize the subjective symptoms before and after the treatment of whiplash injury using infrared (IR) thermography. METHODS IR thermography was performed for 42 patients who were diagnosed with whiplash injury. There were 19 male and 23 female patients. The mean age was 43.12 years. Thermal differences (ΔT) in the neck and shoulder and changes in the thermal dif...

Objectives: Optimal treatment for displaced clavicle fractures in adolescents remains controversial, with many surgeons favoring operative reduction and fixation. To prospectively assess patient reported outcomes (PROs) teenagers undergoing non-operative of a completely fracture ≥ 5 years post-injury. Furthermore, bilateral imaging was used to determine the association between these presence or...

■ QUICK DIAGNOSTIC REVIEW Consider the patient’s age, history of trauma, details of injury, and previous shoulder problems. Observe the patient’s general movements, assess range of motion, and use provocative testing to form a differential diagnosis (Figure 1). If the diagnosis is unclear, arrange for imaging studies (Table 1). A more thorough review for diagnosing shoulder pain may be found in...

The mechanism of the overhead action in throwing sports has been studied extensively. This motion is unnatural and highly dynamic, often exceeding the physiological limits of the joint. Owing to overload of various anatomical structures, the shoulder is susceptible to injury. Optimal shoulder function requires good kinetic chain function, optimal stability, and coordination of the scapula in th...

The shoulder is a complex joint comprised of many moving parts [1]. Accurately measuring shoulder rhythm is difficult, but imperative due to the shoulders susceptibility to numerous chronic and acute injuries. To identify pathological movement and risk for injury, clinicians typically assess shoulder motion dynamically through observation of humeral raising and lowering phases. However, static ...

Manual wheelchair use may determine shoulder joint overload and rotator cuff injury. Chronic pathologies can also influence the propulsion ability of athletes with spinal cord injury (SCI) during sport activities. However, relationship between pathology performances has never been explored. Therefore, study aimed to investigate correlation pathologic findings clinical tests ultrasonography eval...

BACKGROUND The objective of this innovative research study was to describe clinical shoulder complex range of motion (ROM) measures for a young, healthy, and physically active population. This investigation represents a cross-sectional experiment conducted at a military academy-based sports medicine center. Military cadets with no history of shoulder complex injury were assessed within two mont...

OBJECTIVE This study is an interventional evaluation of a post-offer employment testing. The study is designed to determine if shoulder injury rates are lowered when employees are placed at jobs they demonstrate the physical ability to perform. METHODS A physical capacity evaluation based testing protocol was utilized to determine if each new employee had the physical work capacity to perform...

INTRODUCTION Majority of bilateral shoulder dislocations are posterior. Simultaneous bilateral anterior shoulder dislocations and bilateral anterior fracture-dislocations are rare and mostly of traumatic origin. We present a rare case of bilateral anterior shoulder dislocation with symmetrical greater tuberosity fracture following an episode of seizure with an unusual injury mechanism which was...