Comparison of the Medial And Lateral Rotations of the Shoulder Between Non-Athletes and Professional Squash Athletes

• Published in: Revista brasileira de ortopedia 2020-04, Vol.55 (2), p.221-225
• Main Authors: Vilela, José Carlos Souza, Freitas Júnior de, Haroldo Oliveira, Sérgio, Thiago Rodrigues, Pádua, Bruno Jannotti, Costa da, Eduardo Louzada, Machado, Thalles Leandro Abreu, Barbosa, Tadeu Fonseca
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Artigo Original; ORTHOPEDICS; range of motion; rotation; shoulder joint
• ISSN: 0102-3616; 1982-4378; 1982-4378
• DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-3400524

To compare the medial and lateral rotations of the shoulders and the distances between the coracoid process and the cubital fossa of non-athletic individuals to those of elite squash players.  The cross-sectional study was performed between March and August 2017. Male and female non-athletes (  = 628) were selected at the Orthopedic Emergency Service of our institution. The inclusion criteria were: age between 18 and 60 years, no physical disabilities or cognitive impairments and absence of pain in the upper limbs. Elite squash players ( = 30) of various nationalities were selected at an event held in our city. All of the athletes had practiced this sport under high performance requirements for > 10 years and/or 10.000 hours, and all were asymptomatic. Demographic and clinical data were collected through interviews, while physical examinations and shoulder assessments were performed by a single orthopedic practitioner.  If compared with non-athletes, elite squash players presented significant (