Clinicians who think scapular dyskinesis is important are more likely to identify it in healthy individuals
The visual scapular dyskinesis test demonstrated poor reliability. Beliefs about its clinical importance and lower shoulder caseloads increased the likelihood of reporting dyskinesis. These findings question the test's diagnostic value and underscore the need for more objective assessment methods.
Authors
- Lori A. Michener (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9469-0732)
- Oscar Vila-Dieguez
- Abel Cazorla-Rey
Institutions
- University of Southern California (US)
- Universidad de Cantabria (ES)
- California Southern University (US)
- University of California San Diego (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Shoulder & Elbow
- Published
- 2026-02-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/17585732261424438
- Primary Topic
- Shoulder Injury and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00