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Keywords
Shoulder--Surgery--Rehabilitation--Physiological aspects; Shoulder--Wounds and injuries; Academic theses;
Abstract
The use of physical activity measures has been used in a variety of populations with various diseases and disabilities. The use of physical activity measures has shown known-group differences in populations with neurological disease, stroke patients, and lower extremity dysfunction. Physical activity measures have been used to show health differences, recovery, and disease progression and regression. The purpose of this project was to examine if physical activity are affected by isolated upper extremity shoulder injuries which then may be used as a functional outcome measure. This study was a non-experimental, observational, matched-pair design. A total of fourteen participants composed two groups: post-surgical (n = 7) and control (n=7). Surgeries included repair for labrum tears, shoulder impingement, AC separation, rotator cuff tear, and frozen shoulder. The control group had a mean age of29.l 7 ± 11.55, mean height of 180.68 cm± 12.86 cm, and a mean mass of 86.72 kg± 16.34 kg. The post-surgical shoulder group had a mean age of28.33 ± 11.36, a mean height of 177.38 cm± 14.10 cm, a mean mass of76.83 kg± 15.25 kg, and mean days post-operative when data collection began was 4.17 ± 3.13. Instruments used were the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (DASH), International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IP AQ), the ActiGraph GTMl acceleromter, and a general injury history form. Participants began data collection within seven days post-surgery. At this time, the DASH and injury history form were completed and the accelerometer was initialized. On day seven, the IPAQ was completed and data was downloaded. The results of this study showed known-group difference validity with the post-surgical group having a significant decrease in mean activity counts and mean step counts when compared to the control group. A significant negative correlation was seen between activity counts and DASH scores. No significant correlation was seen with the DASH and step counts or the IPAQ and the physical activity measures. The results of this study show that upper extremity shoulder surgery affects physical activity.
Year of Submission
2008
Degree Name
Master of Science
Department
School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services
First Advisor
Brian Ragan
Second Advisor
Todd Evans
Third Advisor
Windee Weiss
Date Original
2008
Object Description
1 PDF file (75 leaves)
Copyright
©2008 Lindsey Kae Alderson
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Alderson, Lindsey Kae, "Validation of Physical Activity as a Measure of Shoulder Dysfunction" (2008). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 1900.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/1900
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