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Table 2 Mean differences (Mean diff.) 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) and statistical significance of differences in Serratus Anterior %MVC(EMG) activity between subjects with (Subjects) and without (Controls) SIS.

From: The impact of subacromial impingement syndrome on muscle activity patterns of the shoulder complex: a systematic review of electromyographic studies

Author

Task

Torque as %MVC(EMG)

Subjects

Controls

Mean Diff.

95%CI

Stat. sig.

 

Concentric Scaption

     

Ludewig

< 60°

No load

8.6 ± 6.9

13.5 ± 8.7

-4.90

-9.3, -0.6

*0.03

Ludewig

 

2.3 kg

17.2 ± 9.5

25.9 ± 13.1

-8.7

-15.0, -2.4

*0.007

Ludewig

 

4.6 kg

30.2 ± 17.6

46.3 ± 23.6

-16.10

-27.6, -4.6

*0.006

Bandholm

 

20% MVC

18.86 ± 4.32

22.72 ± 10.43

-3.86

-11.24, 3.52

0.31

Bandholm

 

27.5% MVC

22.76 ± 5.3

28.47 ± 10.51

-5.71

-13.4, 1.98

0.15

Bandholm

 

35% MVC

30.28 ± 6.4

35.87 ± 13.73

-5.59

-15.49, 4.31

0.27

Ludewig

61-90°

No load

14.7 ± 7.7

20.9 ± 10.3

-6.20

-11.24, -1.16

*0.02

Ludewig

 

2.3 kg

29.4 ± 11.2

38.7 ± 18.6

-9.30

-17.81, -0.79

*0.03

Ludewig

 

4.6 kg

53 ± 19.5

64.9 ± 29

-11.90

-25.6, 1.8

0.09

Ludewig

> 90°

No load

28.1 17.1

33.1 16.9

-5.00

-14.4, 4.42

0.30

Ludewig

 

2.3 kg

45.1 17.2

55.4 22.9

-10.30

-21.5, 0.9

0.07

Ludewig

 

4.6 kg

79.2 28.5

89.0 36.5

-9.8

-28.0, 8.4

0.29

Bandholm

 

20% MVC

34.7 8.2

36.9 14.7

-2.23

-15.6, 9.1

0.70

Bandholm

 

27.5% MVC

45.9 15.2

47.5 21.3

-1.58

-18.7, 15.5

0.86

Bandholm

 

35% MVC

55.6 16.2

61.8 22.3

-6.2

-24.1, 11.9

0.50

 

Eccentric Scaption

     

Bandholm

< 60°

20% MVC

11.7 3.0

14.9 9.0

-3.27

-9.5, 2.9

0.30

Bandholm

 

27.5% MVC

17.5 4.0

21.5 7.9

-4.00

-9.8, 1.8

0.17

Bandholm

 

35% MVC

21.3 6.7

28.7 9.0

-7.41

-14.6, -0.1

0.05

Bandholm

> 90°

20% MVC

28.9 7.75

29.0 11.0

-0.12

-8.9, 8.7

0.98

Bandholm

 

27.5% MVC

37.8 9.7

39.2 16.6

-1.41

-14,0, 11.2

0.83

Bandholm

 

35% MVC

44.6 11.2

52.7 19.7

-8.07

-22.9, 6.7

0.29

DeMorais

Faria

160-0°

No load

21.3 12.6

28.6 8.3

-7.30

-16.7, 2.05

0.13

 

Wheelchair transfers

     

Findley

0-30

Towards

43.8 63.5

44.8 21.5

-1.00

-46.8, 44.8

0.97

 

31-60

unaffected

32.1 34.2

47.8 50

-15.70

-49.5, 18.1

0.36

 

> 61

limb

43.8 38.9

36.2 47

-1.40

-52.8, 50.0

0.96

 

0-30

Towards

40 30.8

22.4 21

17.6

-10.3, 45.5

0.22

 

31-60

affected

27.5 40.9

23.1 28.1

4.40

-24.7, 33.5

0.77

 

> 61

limb

9.6 11.7

13 10.1

-3.40

-14.2, 7.4

0.54