{"id":10583,"date":"2022-05-03T17:15:38","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T15:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.physiotutors.com\/?post_type=wiki&amp;p=10583"},"modified":"2022-05-03T17:15:38","modified_gmt":"2022-05-03T15:15:38","slug":"scapular-assistance-test","status":"publish","type":"wiki","link":"https:\/\/www.physiotutors.com\/wiki\/scapular-assistance-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Scapular Assistance Test"},"featured_media":10584,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"class_list":["post-10583","wiki","type-wiki","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"free_access":"","app_link":"","sections":[{"acf_fc_layout":"page-header-detail-page","background":{"background_image":10584,"background_image_alt_text":"Scapular Assistance Test"},"heading":"Scapular Assistance Test | Scapular Dyskinesis Assessment","subheading":"Shoulder Assessment","content_editor":"","button_type":"internal_link","button_label":"Check our shop","button_style":"button-five","button_internal_link":4646,"button_anchor":"","button_url":"","button_file":"","label":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"submenu","links":[{"button_type":"anchor","button_label":"Learn","button_internal_link":null,"button_anchor":"section-number-3","button_url":"","button_file":null},{"button_type":"anchor","button_label":"Assessment E-Book","button_internal_link":null,"button_anchor":"section-number-4","button_url":"","button_file":null},{"button_type":"anchor","button_label":"Reviews","button_internal_link":null,"button_anchor":"section-number-5","button_url":"","button_file":null}],"dropdown_label":"Go to","button_right":{"button_type":"internal_link","button_label":"Become a member","button_style":"button-three","button_internal_link":16662,"button_anchor":"","button_url":"","button_file":""},"button_description":"Find this wiki on the Physiotutors platform"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content-content","section_options":{"vertical_alignment":"top","column_right_box":false,"column_left_width":"col-12 col-lg-4 offset"},"column_left":{"content_editor":"<h4>Learn<\/h4>"},"column_right":{"content_editor":"<h6>Scapular Assistance Test | Scapular Dyskinesis Assessment<\/h2>\nThe Scapular Assistance Test (SRT) is not so much a diagnostic test to assess whether a patient displays scapular dyskinesia, but rather a symptom modification test to examine if scapular stabilization in form of scapular retraction is able to reduce a patient's shoulder complaint. Rabin et al. (2006) evaluated the SAT regarding its inter-rater reliability and found an inter-rater k = 0.53 in the scapular plane and a k = 0.62 in the sagittal plane. This means that this test has moderate to substantial inter-rater reliability.\n<div class=\"embed-container\">\n\n[embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pfXdmXL9ouM[\/embed]\n\n<\/div>\nTo perform the SAT, the patient is in standing position\nThen, fixate the clavicle and the scapular spine with one hand, while the other hand grabs the inferior angle of the scapula\nAt last, the patient performs elevation or abduction while the movement of the scapula is assisted.\n\nThe SAT test is positive if the patient experiences less pain during the assisted empty can in comparison with the unassisted empty can, which can indicate weakness of the scapular stabilizers. As a consequence, you might want to include scapular stabilization exercises in the rehab program for this particular patient.\n\n[cta]\n\nAnother similar test that you might be interested in, is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.physiotutors.com\/wiki\/scapular-retraction-test\/\">Scapular Retraction Test (SRT)<\/a>.\n\n&nbsp;\n"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"content-content","section_options":{"vertical_alignment":"top","column_right_box":false,"column_left_width":"col-12 col-lg-4 offset"},"column_left":{"content_editor":"<h4>References<\/h4>"},"column_right":{"content_editor":"<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/17017270\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rabin A, Irrgang JJ, Fitzgerald GK, Eubanks A. The intertester reliability of the scapular assistance test. 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