Cross-cultural adaptation of the Avoidance of Daily Activities Photo Scale for Turkish patients with shoulder pain: Reliability and validity assessment according to the COSMIN guideline.

Context: People with chronic or long-term pain may develop various psychosocial symptoms such as fear and avoidance of behavior due to pain. Reliable and valid quality of life tools must be available in Turkish to specifically assess avoidance of behavior in people with shoulder pain.

Objectives: This study aimed to translate and culturally adapt the Avoidance of Daily Activities Photo Scale for Patients with Shoulder Pain and to evaluate the psychometric properties of its Turkish version (ADAP-Tr) in patients with shoulder pain.

Shoulder and Scapular Muscle Activity During Low and High Plank Variations With Different Body-Weight-Bearing Statuses.

Can, EN, Harput, G, and Turgut, E. Shoulder and scapular muscle activity during low and high plank variations with different body-weight-bearing statuses. J Strength Cond Res 38(2): 245-252, 2024-This study investigated the activation levels and activation ratios of shoulder and scapular muscles during low plank (LP) and high plank (HP) variations, with varying levels of body-mass support, including 4-point, 3-pod, and 2-point body-weight-bearing (BWB) statuses.

Effects of Different Frequencies of Physical Therapy Visits on Shoulder Function After Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair.

Objective: There is no consensus about the optimal frequency of patient visits during the rehabilitation program after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair (ARCR). This study aimed to investigate the short- and long-term effects of high-frequency (HF) and low-frequency (LF) visits of the patients in the first 12 weeks of rehabilitation after ARCR.

Methods: This was a quasi-randomized study with 2 parallel groups.

Cross-Cultural Adaptation of the University of Wisconsin Running Injury and Recovery Index in Turkish Runners.

Context: The University of Wisconsin Running Injury and Recovery Index (UWRI) was developed to evaluate the key elements that runners use to self-assess their own running ability following common running-related injuries. The aim of this study was to translate and culturally adapt the UWRI and to evaluate the psychometric properties of its Turkish version (UWRI-Tr) in runners.

Design: Prospective cohort study.

Kinetic chain revisited: consensus expert opinion on terminology, clinical reasoning, examination, and treatment in people with shoulder pain.

Background: The purpose of this study was to reach consensus on the most appropriate terminology and issues related to clinical reasoning, examination, and treatment of the kinetic chain (KC) in people with shoulder pain among an international panel of experts.

Methods: A 3-round Delphi study that involved an international panel of experts with extensive clinical, teaching, and research experience in the study topic was conducted. A search equation of terms related to the KC in Web of Science and a manual search were used to find the experts.

Positioning efficacy and comfort profile of shoulder support braces: A randomized repeated-measures study using three-dimensional kinematic analysis.

Background: Shoulder bracing is very common in musculoskeletal rehabilitation.

Objective: In this study, the positioning efficacy of shoulder support braces was investigated by analyzing their three-dimensional kinematic properties, as well as their perceived comfort was investigated with user ratings.

Study Design: A randomized repeated-measures study.

Evidence for taping in overhead athlete shoulders: a systematic review.

Taping is a popular approach and is often used as part of a multifactorial injury prevention programme for athletes. The aim of this study was to evaluate the current literature regarding the effects of shoulder taping in overhead athletes. Literature search was performed related to rotational range of motion (RoM), posterior shoulder tightness (PST), kinematics, muscular activity, acromiohumeral distance (AHD), proprioception, strength, and performance.

Hip-Focused Neuromuscular Exercise Provides Immediate Benefits in Foot Pronation and Dynamic Balance: A Sham-Controlled Cross-Over Study.

Context: Knowledge on how to utilize a kinetic chain approach in foot and ankle rehabilitation is important.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the immediate effects of hip-focused neuromuscular exercise on foot pronation and single-leg neuromuscular control.

Design: Cross-over study.

Tender point examination with palpation in different shoulder pathologies: A retrospective study.

Background: Shoulder pain is a common symptom for non-traumatic shoulder pathologies and affects 4.7-66.7% of entire population.

The repeatability of 3-dimensional scapular kinematic analysis during bilateral upper extremity movements.

Although three-dimensional electromagnetic systems are widely used to evaluate the 3-dimensional scapular kinematics their reliability when testing bilateral upper extremity tasks is unknown. The purpose of this study was to investigate the repeatability of the scapular kinematic analyses using the Flock of Birds (FOB) system during bilateral upper extremity movements. Twenty-one volunteers without shoulder problems were included (aged 24.

Effect of elastic scapular taping on shoulder and spine kinematics in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the short-term effects of scapular repositioning using an elastic taping technique on the three-dimensional (3-D) shoulder and thoracic kinematics during various activities of daily living (ADLs) in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis (IS).

Methods: Shoulder and spine kinematics during five ADL movement tasks were assessed in 24 adolescents with IS (3 males and 21 females; mean age: 15.8 years; age range: 14-17 years) before and 15 min after elastic scapular taping.

Which method for frozen shoulder mobilization: manual posterior capsule stretching or scapular mobilization?

Objectives: This study aimed to compare the superiority of scapular mobilization, manual capsule stretching, and the combination of these two techniques in the treatment of frozen shoulder patients to evaluate the acute effects of these techniques on shoulder movements.

Methods: This study designed to a single-blinded, randomized, and pre-post assessment study. This study was included 54 patients diagnosed with stage 3 frozen shoulder.

Correction to: Effect of taping on scapular kinematics of patients with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy.

The published version of this article unfortunately contained a mistake in Fig. 2. Only one graphic of different movement of scapula was published instead of three.

Effect of taping on scapular kinematics of patients with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy.

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of scapular taping on scapular kinematics by three-dimensional electromagnetic system during shoulder elevation in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy patients. A total of 11 patients with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy were included in the study. Scapular anterior-posterior tilt, upward-downward rotation, and internal-external rotations were evaluated using the three-dimensional electromagnetic system during the elevation of the upper limbs in the scapular plane before and after kinesio taping.

A three-dimensional scapular motion analysis in patients with arthroscopic anterior capsulolabral repair of the shoulder: The effect of scapular stabilization taping.

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the scapular kinematics during dynamic humeral movements in patients with arthroscopic anterior capsulolabral repair of the shoulder along with the potential biomechanical corrective effects of scapular stabilization taping.

Methods: Twenty patients with unilateral traumatic anterior shoulder instability and arthroscopic anterior capsulolabral repair participated in the study. Dynamic shoulder kinematics were assessed during the scapular plane shoulder elevation for both the operated and non operated shoulders and also under two conditions: no-taping and taping.

Effect of flexibility deficit on scapular asymmetry in individuals with and without shoulder pain.

Background: Many studies have investigated the relationship between soft tissue tightness and shoulder kinematics. However, there is a lack of information on the dynamic properties responsible for side-to-side differences such as scapular asymmetry.

Objective: To determine the relationship between a deficit in soft tissue flexibility and scapular asymmetry.

Cross-cultural adaptation of Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic shoulder and elbow score: Reliability and validity in Turkish-speaking overhead athletes.

Objective: Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic Shoulder and Elbow Score (KJOC-SES) is a subjective assessment tool to measure functional status of the upper extremities in overhead athletes. The aim was to translate and culturally adapt the KJOC-SES and to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Turkish version (KJOC-SES-Tr) in overhead athletes.

Methods: The forward and back-translation method was followed.

Scapular motion adaptations in junior overhead athletes: a three-dimensional kinematic analysis in tennis players and non-overhead athletes.

Adult overhead athletes without a history of shoulder injury show scapular adaptations. There is a lack of detailed assessment of scapular kinematics in junior overhead athletes. This study aims to investigate three-dimensional scapular kinematics in junior overhead athletes.

Shoulder kinematics and mobility adaptations in water-polo players.

Background: There is limited research to demonstrate how scapular kinematics and shoulder-related physical characteristics are affected in water-polo players, who undertake swimming and repetitive throwing activity. The aim of this study was to investigate possible adaptations in the three-dimensional scapular kinematics and in glenohumeral internal rotation, external rotation range of motion and shoulder posterior-capsule tightness in water-polo players.

Methods: Fourteen water-polo players and 14 asymptomatic volunteers participated in the study.

"Ballistic Six" Upper-Extremity Plyometric Training for the Pediatric Volleyball Players.

Turgut, E, Cinar-Medeni, O, Colakoglu, FF, and Baltaci, G. "Ballistic Six" upper-extremity plyometric training for the pediatric volleyball players. J Strength Cond Res 33(5): 1305-1310, 2019-The Ballistic Six exercise program includes commonly used upper-body exercises, and the program is recommended for overhead throwing athletes.

Validity and Reliability of Visual Analog Scale Foot and Ankle: The Turkish Version.

The present study tested the reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the visual analog scale foot and ankle (VAS-FA) among healthy subjects and patients with foot problems. A total of 128 participants, 65 healthy subjects and 63 patients with foot problems, were evaluated. The VAS-FA was translated into Turkish and administered to the 128 subjects on 2 separate occasions with a 5-day interval.

Scapular kinematics in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: A three-dimensional motion analysis during multiplanar humeral elevation.

The scapula plays a critical role in supporting shoulder function. Considering the closed anatomical relationship between the scapula and the thoracic cage, the presence of postural disturbances could be linked to alterations in the scapular position and orientation in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). However, currently there is a lack of descriptive research and detailed assessment of scapular kinematics in AIS.