SCAPULOTHORACIC

Question 1

What is the primary type of motion occurring at the scapulothoracic articulation?

Answer 1

glide

Question 2

The GH is flexing from anatomical position. Which motion occurs at the scap?

Answer 2

depression

Question 3

The GH is extending from a fully flexed position. What motion occurs at the scap?

Answer 3

elevation

Question 4

The GH is hyper-extending. What motion occurs at the scap?

Answer 4

anterior tilt

Question 5

The GH is medially rotating from the Active Test Position. What motion occurs at the scap?

Answer 5

anterior tilt

Question 6

The GH is horizontally aBducting. What motion occurs at the scap?

Answer 6

retraction

Question 7

Which muscles provide force coupling for scap upward rotation?

Answer 7

upper trap, lower trap and lower serratus anterior

Question 8

Which muscles provide force coupling for scap downward rotation?

Answer 8

levator scap, rhomboids and pec minor

Question 9

The scap is depressing. What is controlling this motion?

Answer 9

eccentric contraction of upper trap and levator scap

Question 10

Excessive protraction of the scap during active test for upward rotation may be an indication of?

Answer 10

Weakness of the middle trap

Tightness of the Pec Major

Over contribution to Force from the Lower serratus anterior

Question 11

For Pec Major to create Scap Protraction, which muscles must increase their stabilization contractions?

Answer 11

Infraspinatous and posterior deltoid

Question 12

Your client presents with an anterior tilted scap. What are possible MOI?

Answer 12

Tightness of Pec Minor

Weakness of lower trap and lower serratus anterior

Tightness of Coracobrachialis

Question 13

Your standing visual assessment indicates the client’s left scap is closer to midline. Which Passive Test do you suspect may be restricted?

Answer 13

Scap protraction

Question 14

Pec Minor is weak. Which APR tests would indicate this?

Answer 14

Resisted tests for Depression and Anterior Tilt

Resisted Test for downward rotation

Active Test for Anterior tilt

Question 15

GH A/P Glide is positive. Which Arthrokinematic Motions was excessive?

Answer 15

glide

Question 16

The Rhomboid Major Muscle is not stabilizing the scap effectively. What compensatory motions may occur during GH medial rotation?

Answer 16

scap protraction and or scap upward rotation

Question 17

The scap is spinning around a Z axis and Translating lateral/ superior. Which motion is occuring?

Answer 17

upward rotation

Question 18

Translation of the head of humerus inferior/ anterior occurs with which GH screening test?

Answer 18

Feagin’s

Question 19

Protraction and retraction of the scap occur;

Answer 19

Along an X axis

Question 20

Levator scap is Eccentrically controlling motion. What motion may be occurring at the GH joint?

Answer 20

Flexion

Question 21

Weakness of the middle trapezius may create which compensatory motion during the active test for scap Upward Rotation?

Answer 21

excessive protraction

Question 22

Serratus Anterior is tight. Which motions may be restricted?

Answer 22

scap retraction, downward rotation and elevation

Question 23

What represents the normal average ratio for GH to Scap motion?

Answer 23

2:1

Question 24

The client’s inferior angle is inferior and medial in standing visual assessment. Which muscles may be hypertonic?

Answer 24

Pec Minor

Question 25

The clavicle will glide ______ at the SC joint during Scap Depression.

Answer 25

superior

Question 26

scap elevation moi

Answer 26

Upper trap
levator scap

Question 27

Scap depression moi

Answer 27

Lower trap
lower seratus ant.
pec min

Question 28

Scap protraction MOI

Answer 28

seratus ant

Question 29

Scap retraction

Answer 29

Rhomboid maj
rhomboid min
mid trap

Question 30

Scap upward rotation MOI

Answer 30

Upper trap
lower trap
lower seratus Ant.

Question 31

Scap downward rotation MOI

Answer 31

Upper trap
Lower trap
Low seratus ant.

Question 32

scap ant. tilt MOI

Answer 32

Pec min

Question 33

Scap post tilt MOI

Answer 33

lower trap
lower serratus ant.