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Table 4 Overall mean (SD) shoulder movement in degrees by hand dominance

From: Shoulder range of movement in the general population: age and gender stratified normative data using a community-based cohort

 

Right hand (n = 2125)

Left hand (n = 257)

Mean (SD)

Median (IQR)

Range

Mean (SD)

Median (IQR)

Range

Left shoulder flexion

158.1 (18.3)*

160.0 (150–170)

0–180

161.9 (17.4)*

166.0 (150–177)

60–180

Right shoulder flexion

159.8 (18.7)*

162.0 (150–172)

10–180

161.7 (21.0)*

166.0 (154–176)

0–180

Left shoulder abduction

148.4 (20.6)

152.0 (140–160)

0–180

151.1 (16.5)

150.0 (140–162)

70–180

Right shoulder abduction

150.6 (20.1)

154.0 (140–164)

0–180

151.1 (20.9)

156.0 (140–164)

0–180

Left shoulder external rotation

56.4 (18.0)*

55.0 (45–57)

0–90

58.2 (17.1)*

60.0 (45–75)

10–90

Right shoulder external rotation

58.8 (17.8)

60.0 (45–75)

0–90

58.4 (17.7)

60.0 (45–75)

0–90

  1. *Statistically significant difference in active range between those who are right and left handed, Mann-Whitney U test, p < 0.05