Critical and Theoretical Perspective on Scapular Stabilization: What Does It Really Mean, and Are We on the Right Track?
Kevin J. McQuade, John Borstad, Anamaria Siriani de Oliveira
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20140230 Published 1 August 2016
Kevin J. McQuade
K.J. McQuade, PT, MPH, PhD, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, 1959 Pacific, Mail #356490, Seattle, WA 89195 (USA).
John Borstad
J. Borstad, PT, PhD, Department of Physical Therapy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
Anamaria Siriani de Oliveira
A.S. de Oliveira, PT, PhD, Department of Biomechanics, Medicine and Rehabilitation of the Locomotor Apparatus, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, São Paulo University, São Paulo, Brazil.

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Critical and Theoretical Perspective on Scapular Stabilization: What Does It Really Mean, and Are We on the Right Track?
Kevin J. McQuade, John Borstad, Anamaria Siriani de Oliveira
Physical Therapy Aug 2016, 96 (8) 1162-1169; DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20140230
- Article
- Abstract
- Describing Scapular Position and Movement
- What Does “Scapular Stabilization” Mean?
- Scapular Stability Paradigm
- Rethinking the Stable Base Function of the Scapula
- Is Dyskinesia an Indicator of Instability?
- Applying Motor Control Theory to Scapula Control
- Where Is the Evidence Leading Us, and on What Should We Focus?
- Footnotes
- References
- Figures & Data
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