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dc.contributor.authorMcKenna, Leanda
dc.contributor.authorStraker, Leon
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Anne
dc.contributor.authorCunningham, Joanne
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T12:20:27Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T12:20:27Z
dc.date.created2012-03-27T20:01:12Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.citationMcKenna, L. and Straker, L. and Smith, A. and Cunningham, J. 2011. Differences in scapular and humeral head position between swimmers and non-swimmers. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 21: pp. 206-214.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/20661
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1600-0838.2009.01039.x
dc.description.abstract

The aims of this study were to determine differences between swimmers/non-swimmers, males/females and dominant/ non-dominant sides for scapular and humeral head position, while accounting for size, and to determine the relationship between scapular and humeral head position. 46 teenage swimmers (30 females) and 43 non-swimmers (28 females) were measured. The distances between (a) medial spine of the scapula and T3/4 (Superior Kibler), (b) inferior scapula and T7/8 (Inferior Kibler) and (c) anterior acromion and anterior humeral head were recorded while teenagers stood with their hands-on hips. There was no main effect difference between swimmers and non-swimmers for scapular or humeral head position. There were interactions for swim status/ dominance (Superior Kibler; P= 0.005, Inferior Kibler; P<0.001) and swim status/gender (Superior Kibler; P= 0.027). The humeral head was significantly further from the acromion on the dominant side (adjusted mean difference=1.4 mm, P=0.004). Little relationship between scapular and humeral head position was evident. Clinicians should be aware that swim status, in combination with gender or dominance may affect scapular position but does not affect humeral head position. Where swimming had an effect, it minimized differences between genders and sides. The small dominance effect on the humeral head position is unlikely to be clinically detectable.

dc.publisherWiley-Blackwell,
dc.titleDifferences in scapular and humeral head position between swimmers and non-swimmers
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume21
dcterms.source.startPage206
dcterms.source.endPage214
dcterms.source.issn0905 7188
dcterms.source.titleScandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
curtin.departmentSchool of Physiotherapy
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