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Limited shoulder flexion

MedGen UID:
1782219
•Concept ID:
C5539632
•
Finding
HPO: HP:0033482

Definition

A reduced ability to flex the shoulder. Shoulder flexion is the motion that moves the arms from a resting position by the side of the body to a position above the head. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVLimited shoulder flexion

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Efficacy of platelet-rich plasma injection in the treatment of frozen shoulder: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Yu S, Hu R, Feng H, Huang D
J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil 2023;36(3):551-564. doi: 10.3233/BMR-220034. PMID: 36530074
Water-based exercise for upper and lower limb lymphedema treatment.
Maccarone MC, Venturini E, Menegatti E, Gianesini S, Masiero S
J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord 2023 Jan;11(1):201-209. Epub 2022 Aug 20 doi: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2022.08.002. PMID: 35995327
Management of the hemiplegic shoulder complex.
Griffin C
Top Stroke Rehabil 2014 Jul-Aug;21(4):316-8. doi: 10.1310/tsr2104-316. PMID: 25150663

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Impact of spinal alignment and back muscle strength on shoulder range of motion in middle-aged and elderly people in a prospective cohort study.
Imagama S, Hasegawa Y, Wakao N, Hirano K, Muramoto A, Ishiguro N
Eur Spine J 2014 Jul;23(7):1414-9. Epub 2014 Mar 1 doi: 10.1007/s00586-014-3251-9. PMID: 24578093
Shoulder disability after different selective neck dissections (levels II-IV versus levels II-V): a comparative study.
Cappiello J, Piazza C, Giudice M, De Maria G, Nicolai P
Laryngoscope 2005 Feb;115(2):259-63. doi: 10.1097/01.mlg.0000154729.31281.da. PMID: 15689746

Therapy

Assessment of impact of late postoperative physical functional disabilities on quality of life in breast cancer survivors.
Martins da Silva RC, Rezende LF
Tumori 2014 Jan-Feb;100(1):87-90. doi: 10.1700/1430.15821. PMID: 24675497
Shoulder disability after different selective neck dissections (levels II-IV versus levels II-V): a comparative study.
Cappiello J, Piazza C, Giudice M, De Maria G, Nicolai P
Laryngoscope 2005 Feb;115(2):259-63. doi: 10.1097/01.mlg.0000154729.31281.da. PMID: 15689746

Clinical prediction guides

Shoulder disability after different selective neck dissections (levels II-IV versus levels II-V): a comparative study.
Cappiello J, Piazza C, Giudice M, De Maria G, Nicolai P
Laryngoscope 2005 Feb;115(2):259-63. doi: 10.1097/01.mlg.0000154729.31281.da. PMID: 15689746

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