Validation of Modified AST

University of Liege

Status: Completed

Conditions: Strength

Treatments: Other: Realization of the Athletic Shoulder Test and the Modified Athletic Shoulder Test

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05146115

modified AST

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of the study is the validate and to assess the reliability of a modified version of the Athetic Shoulder Test. The activity of peri-scapular muscles during the realization of the test will be assessed too.

Full description

The study will be divided into two sessions. A time of 7-10 days will be provided between the two sessions of tests to limit the influence of sport and training on the results.

Session 1:

• Warm-up
• Realization of the Athletic Shoulder Test (with EMG captors on upper trapezius, lower trapezius and serratus anterior)
• Realization of the modified Athletic Shoulder Test (with EMG captors on upper trapezius, lower trapezius and serratus anterior)

Session 2:

• Warm-up
• Realization of the Athletic Shoulder Test (with EMG captors on upper trapezius, lower trapezius and serratus anterior)
• Realization of the modified Athletic Shoulder Test (with EMG captors on upper trapezius, lower trapezius and serratus anterior)

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 to 35 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• to practice an overhead sport at least 5 hours a week

Exclusion criteria

• no shoulder pain
• no history of shoulder pain
• no history of shoulder surgery
• no scoliosis or lower limb lengths differences