{"id":12387,"date":"2022-10-28T10:58:59","date_gmt":"2022-10-28T08:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.physiotutors.com\/?post_type=wiki&amp;p=12387"},"modified":"2022-10-28T10:58:59","modified_gmt":"2022-10-28T08:58:59","slug":"shoulder-joint-positioning-sense","status":"publish","type":"wiki","link":"https:\/\/www.physiotutors.com\/wiki\/shoulder-joint-positioning-sense\/","title":{"rendered":"Shoulder Joint Positioning Sense"},"featured_media":12388,"template":"","class_list":["post-12387","wiki","type-wiki","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"sections":[{"acf_fc_layout":"page-header-detail-page","background":{"background_image":12388,"background_image_alt_text":"Shoulder Joint Positioning Sense"},"heading":"Shoulder Joint Positioning Sense","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>Shoulder Joint Positioning Sense | Shoulder Assessment<\/h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Joint repositioning sense\/JPS or \u201cproprioception\u201d has been shown to be reduced in shoulder laxity, those who participate in overhead sports, when being fatigued and in people with shoulder pain. For example, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4935174\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Glendon et al. (2016)<\/a> showed that there was no difference between the dominant and non-dominant arm in healthy individuals, while <a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s00402-011-1285-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Balke et al. (2011)<\/a> showed that patients with shoulder instability performed significantly worse in three angles of flexion than healthy controls. So there may be value in assessing this entity in your shoulder patient at baseline and at follow-ups to gauge the progress of your intervention.\u00a0 <\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now the question is, how can we do this in a reliable manner that does not require complicated machinery or very expensive tools? The answer might lie in a beam of red light. Laser pointers. <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/25962861\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vafadar et al. (2016)<\/a>, evaluated three measures of shoulder flexion joint positioning sense on their inter and intra-rater reliability. Next to a gonio- and inclinometer, the laser pointer method was evaluated and they found an overall inter-rater ICC of 0.86 and inter-rater ICC of 0.78. This is the first time that reliability measures were calculated for this assessment and testing protocols between studies differed in terms of where the laser pointer was attached to the arm, or whether patients were given visual practice, which is why we give it a moderate clinical value for now.\u00a0<\/span>\n<div class=\"embed-container\">\n\n[embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=M4gJCkgdXt0[\/embed]\n\n<\/div>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We would like to demonstrate a simplified JPS measurement for shoulder movement, which makes us of the findings of the previously mentioned studies.\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For this setup, the patient stands behind a line about a meter away from the wall. With the engaged laser pointer in one hand, they are asked to flex the arm to 90\u00b0. you can measure the angle easily and reliably with your smartphone inclinometer.\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Attach the scoreboard to the wall so that the center is aligned with the laser pointer.\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We will assess flexion, abduction, and returning from external rotation. The patient is then allowed three practice rounds with eyes open. The fourth attempt is done with eyes closed and you will record their score. As the maximum score for each attempt is 10, the cumulative maximum when assessing 3 movements is 30.\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There should be no more than a 10% difference in scores between sides.<\/span>\n\n[cta]\n\nJoint Positioning Sense is also commonly assessed in patients with neck pain. If you would like to learn more about that, check out our post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.physiotutors.com\/wiki\/joint-position-sense-error\/\">here<\/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\/25962861\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vafadar, A. K., C\u00f4t\u00e9, J. N., &amp; Archambault, P. S. (2016). Interrater and intrarater reliability and validity of 3 measurement methods for shoulder-position sense.\u00a0<i>Journal of sport rehabilitation<\/i>,\u00a0<i>25<\/i>(1).<\/a>\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4935174\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Glendon, K., &amp; Hood, V. (2016). Upper limb joint position sense during shoulder flexion in healthy individuals: A pilot study to develop a new assessment method.\u00a0<i>Shoulder &amp; Elbow<\/i>,\u00a0<i>8<\/i>(1), 54-60.<\/a>\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s00402-011-1285-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Balke, M., Liem, D., Dedy, N., Thorwesten, L., Balke, M., Poetzl, W., &amp; Marquardt, B. (2011). The laser-pointer assisted angle reproduction test for evaluation of proprioceptive shoulder function in patients with instability.\u00a0<i>Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery<\/i>,\u00a0<i>131<\/i>(8), 1077-1084.<\/a>"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"cta-image-v2","layout":"","background":"transparent","heading":"","content_editor":"<p class=\"subheading\">Like what you\u2019re learning?<\/p>\n<p class=\"heading-two\">BUY THE FULL PHYSIOTUTORS <strong>ASSESSMENT BOOK<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul>\n \t<li>600+ Pages e-Book<\/li>\n \t<li>Interactive Content (Direct Video Demonstration, PubMed articles)<\/li>\n \t<li>Statistical Values for all Special Tests from the latest research<\/li>\n \t<li>Available in \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf9 \ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf7<\/li>\n \t<li>And much more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>","button_type":"internal_link","button_label":"Check out our 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