Fernanda B Charry1, María Jesús L Martínez1, Liliana Rozo2, Fernando Jurgensen3, Juan Guerrero-Henriquez4. 1. Manual Therapy Master's Degree, Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, Andrés Bello University, Santiago, Chile. 2. Postgraduate Department of Manual Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, Andres Bello University, Santiago, Chile. 3. Clinical Applicationist of Ultrasound for General Electric Company, Hoser Ingenieria, Santiago, Chile. 4. Rehabilitation and Human Movement Sciences Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Antofagasta, Antofagasta, Chile.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Altered motor control and proprioceptive deficits are associated with kinematics dysfunctions and may cause alterations in subacromial space (SAS) that could lead to shoulder pathologies. Dimensions of the subacromial space, as well as interventions aimed at its normal restitution, can be explored by ultrasound (US). OBJECTIVE: To describe the effect of two shoulder girdle motor control exercises with cognitive training strategies on SAS dimensions, measured with US. METHODS: Cognitive movement control strategies, with visual and haptic feedback were applied on 21 healthy participants. SAS dimensions were measured through in vivo variations of acromiohumeral (AHD) and coracohumeral distances (CHD) using US. RESULTS: Our results show that as exercise repetitions are performed, an increasing trend in both measures can be observed, being wider for AHD (i.e. humeral head descent exercise) than CHD (i.e. scapular retraction exercise). CONCLUSION: Specific cognitive and motor control exercises improve congruence joint and centering of the humeral head.
INTRODUCTION: Altered motor control and proprioceptive deficits are associated with kinematics dysfunctions and may cause alterations in subacromial space (SAS) that could lead to shoulder pathologies. Dimensions of the subacromial space, as well as interventions aimed at its normal restitution, can be explored by ultrasound (US). OBJECTIVE: To describe the effect of two shoulder girdle motor control exercises with cognitive training strategies on SAS dimensions, measured with US. METHODS: Cognitive movement control strategies, with visual and haptic feedback were applied on 21 healthy participants. SAS dimensions were measured through in vivo variations of acromiohumeral (AHD) and coracohumeral distances (CHD) using US. RESULTS: Our results show that as exercise repetitions are performed, an increasing trend in both measures can be observed, being wider for AHD (i.e. humeral head descent exercise) than CHD (i.e. scapular retraction exercise). CONCLUSION: Specific cognitive and motor control exercises improve congruence joint and centering of the humeral head.
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Motor control; acromiohumeral distance; coracohumeral distance; ultrasonography and shoulder
Authors: Santiago Navarro-Ledesma; Filip Struyf; Maria Teresa Labajos-Manzanares; Manuel Fernandez-Sanchez; Jose Miguel Morales-Asencio; Alejandro Luque-Suarez Journal: Musculoskelet Sci Pract Date: 2017-03-09 Impact factor: 2.520