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Normal Shoulder Alignment
scapular assessment lab
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Health Care
Graduate
06/17/2013

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Term
Plumb line: ear
Definition
bisects the ear
Term
Plumb line: shoulder joint
Definition
bisects the shoulder joint
Term
Plumb line: lumbar vertebrae
Definition
bisects the bodies of the lumbar vertebrae
Term
Plumb line: greater trochanter
Definition
bisects the greater trochanter
Term
Plumb line: knee
Definition
just behind center of knee
Term
Plumb line: ankle
Definition
just in front of center of ankle
Term
Plumb line: points of reference (top to bottom)
Definition
ear
shoulder
lumbar vertebrae
greater trochanter
knee
ankle
Term
Scapular alignment: vertebral border
Definition
parallel to spine
Term
Scapular alignment: distance from sp.pr.
Definition
3"
Term
Scapular alignment: vertical location
Definition
between 2nd/7th vertebrae
Term
Scapular alignment: thorax alignment
Definition
flat against thorax
Term
Scapular alignment: rotation in frontal plane
Definition
rotated 30* ant
Term
Scapular alignment: landmarks to check
Definition
vertebral border
distance from sp.pr.
vertical location
thorax alignment
frontal rotation
Term
Humeral alignment: head v. acromion
Definition
<1/3 of head ant to acromion
Term
Humeral alignment: antecubital fossa
Definition
facing ant c palm facing body
Term
Humeral alignment: plane
Definition
same plane viewed from front, side, back
Term
Humeral alignment: IMPORTANT positioning
Definition
scapula properly positioned before assessing humeral alignment
Term
Dynamic scapular mvmt: rotation
Definition
rotate 60*
Term
Dynamic scapular mvmt: inf angle
Definition
inf angle to mid-thorax
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