The Reliability and Validity of a Novel Clinical Test for Assessing Shoulder Rotation ROM in Collegiate Baseball Players: Functional Assessment of System Tension of the Shoulder (FAST-SHDR).

Background: Traditional methods to measure rotational passive range of motion (PROM) in the throwing shoulder do not reflect the complexity of the throwing motion. Therefore, a sport specific shoulder rotation PROM test (FAST-SHDR) was developed and compared to traditional standard methods to measure shoulder internal and external rotational PROM in the throwing shoulder.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the intra-rater reliability of the FAST-SHDR test in young, healthy, male Division 1 baseball players.

Can Myofascial Interventions Have a Remote Effect on ROM? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Context: Anatomical and in vivo studies suggest that muscles function synergistically as part of a myofascial chain. A related theory is that certain myofascial techniques have a remote and clinically important effect on range of motion (ROM).

Objective: To determine if remote myofascial techniques can effectively increase the range of motion at a distant body segment.