Date of Award:

5-2012

Document Type:

Thesis

Degree Name:

Master of Science (MS)

Department:

Kinesiology and Health Science

Department name when degree awarded

Health, Physical Education, and Recreation

Committee Chair(s)

Gerald Smith

Committee

Gerald Smith

Committee

Dennis Dolny

Committee

Trek Lyons

Committee

Eadric Bressel

Abstract

The ability to accurately assess the motion of the scapulae is an important skill when evaluating injuries to the upper extremity. To date, several tests have been proposed and described as suitable methods for categorizing this motion. Scapular evaluations are challenging given the overlying musculature as well as the need to determine the relative timing of events. Previous tests’ diagnostic accuracy has suffered as a result of these challenges.

Recently the Yes/No dyskinesis test has been proposed. This test eliminates much of the struggle with earlier evaluative methods by reducing the assessment to simply a yes or a no response as to the presence of abnormal scapular motion. This simplifies the evaluation and allows the clinician greater freedom to be unconstrained by multiple types of dyskinesis and the need to pigeon-hole a patient into a particular category.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the reliability and diagnostic accuracy of the test when used by relatively inexperienced clinicians. Seventeen Utah State University students had their scapular motion observed by the graduate assistant athletic training staff at Utah State University. The test demonstrated comparable reliability and diagnostic accuracy to previously published figures.

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