Effect of scapular stabilization during cross-body stretch on the hardness of infraspinatus, teres minor, and deltoid muscles: An ultrasonic shear wave elastography study

Posterior shoulder tightness is a contributing factor to shoulder injuries. Cross-body stretch is a method frequently prescribed to stretch the posterior shoulder structures. This stretching is performed horizontally adducting the shoulder with or without manual stabilization of the scapula by the therapist. However, no studies have investigated the effect of scapular stabilization during cross-body stretch using shear elastic modulus as an index of muscle hardness in vivo.

Source: Manual Therapy - October 12, 2016 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Jun Umehara, Satoshi Hasegawa, Masatoshi Nakamura, Satoru Nishishita, Hiroki Umegaki, Hiroki Tanaka, Kosuke Fujita, Ken Kusano, Noriaki Ichihashi Tags: Original article Source Type: research