Open AccessReciprocal strength ratio in shoulder abduction/adduction in sports and daily living
Author(s) -
Frank Mayer,
Detlef Axmann,
Thomas Horstmann,
F. Martini,
J. Fritz,
Dickhuth Hh
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.703
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1097/00005768-200110000-00023
Subject(s) - medicine , balance (ability) , physical therapy , physical strength , physical medicine and rehabilitation , paraplegia , shoulder joint , surgery , spinal cord , psychiatry
Functionally, the shoulder is considered a ball joint, whereby high mobility is attended by low stability. Therefore, muscular balance is decisive for stability. Altered strength ratios are frequently described as "muscular dysbalances" and considered one of the causes of shoulder pathologies, whereby objective quantification is difficult.