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However, to our knowledge, no study has yet examined their possible link with shoulder pain provocation and pain levels during clinical shoulder tests.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The objective was to examine whether changing posture while sitting modifies pain provocation and pain level during performance of 3 clinical shoulder tests in participants with shoulder pain and rotator cuff degenerative tears (RCDTs).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Seventy individuals were allocated into 2 groups by an experienced physical therapist: 35 participants with symptomatic shoulders and RCDT diagnosed by ultrasound (tear size = 1.0 +\/- 0.5 cm) and 35 control participants with no symptoms in the upper limb. All participants were tested by a second physical therapist for pain provocation (yes\/no) and pain level (visual analog scale) using 3 common clinical shoulder tests: the Neer, the Hawkins-Kennedy, and the empty can while sitting in a neutral, slouched, and upright posture. Shoulder muscle forces were examined by a hand-held dynamometer for possible correlations only in the neutral posture. All participants were asked to fill out the quick DASH (disabilities of the arm shoulder and hand) questionnaire.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In the symptomatic group, all 3 clinical tests demonstrated similar pain provocation (100% repeatability) and pain level in all 3 sitting postures (visual analog scale scores 3.7\u20134.4). Muscle force mean ranges of the study groups were 4.4 to 7 kg and, in the control group, 6 to 10.5 kg. No correlations were found between age, body mass index, shoulder pain, hand dominance, onset of symptoms, severity, and tear size with any of the dependent variables.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Changing posture while sitting did not directly affect pain provocation and pain levels during performance of 3 clinical shoulder tests in participants with shoulder pain and RCDTs.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/ptj\/pzy111","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,10,18]],"date-time":"2018-10-18T07:10:12Z","timestamp":1539846612000},"page":"194-202","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Does Altering Sitting Posture Have a Direct Effect on Clinical Shoulder Tests in Individuals With Shoulder Pain and Rotator Cuff Degenerative Tears?"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"99","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4174-7149","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Asaf","family":"Weisman","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Clalit Health Services, Holon, Israel; and Spinal Research Laboratory, Department of Physical Therapy, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Youssef","family":"Masharawi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Spinal Research Laboratory, Department of Physical Therapy, Stanley Steyer School of Health Professions, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"286","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2018,10,22]]},"reference":[{"key":"2023011809041393700_bib1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"649","DOI":"10.1136\/ard.57.11.649","article-title":"Estimating the burden of musculoskeletal disorders in the community: the comparative prevalence of symptoms at different anatomical sites, and the relation to social deprivation","volume":"57","author":"Urwin","year":"1998","journal-title":"Ann Rheum Dis"},{"key":"2023011809041393700_bib2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"633","DOI":"10.2519\/jospt.2010.3155","article-title":"Effect of posture on acromiohumeral distance with arm elevation in subjects with and without rotator cuff disease using ultrasonography","volume":"40","author":"Kalra","year":"2010","journal-title":"J Orthop Sports Phys Ther"},{"key":"2023011809041393700_bib3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"116","DOI":"10.1308\/003588406X94968","article-title":"Dead men and radiologists don't lie: a review of cadaveric and radiological studies of rotator cuff tear prevalence","volume":"88","author":"Reilly","year":"2006","journal-title":"Ann R Coll Surg Engl"},{"key":"2023011809041393700_bib4","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"296","DOI":"10.1016\/S1058-2746(99)90148-9","article-title":"Age-related prevalence of rotator cuff tears in asymptomatic shoulders","volume":"8","author":"Tempelhof","year":"1999","journal-title":"J Shoulder Elbow Surg"},{"key":"2023011809041393700_bib5","first-page":"2096","article-title":"The collagen types in the attachment zone of rotator cuff tendons in the elderly: an immunohistochemical study","volume":"21","author":"Kumagai","year":"1994","journal-title":"J Rheumatol"},{"key":"2023011809041393700_bib6","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"116","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jse.2009.04.006","article-title":"Prevalence and risk factors of a rotator cuff tear in the general population","volume":"19","author":"Yamamoto","year":"2010","journal-title":"J Shoulder Elbow Surg"},{"key":"2023011809041393700_bib7","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"8","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jor.2013.01.008","article-title":"Prevalence of symptomatic and asymptomatic rotator cuff tears in the general population: from mass-screening in one village","volume":"10","author":"Minagawa","year":"2013","journal-title":"J Orthop"},{"key":"2023011809041393700_bib8","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"296","DOI":"10.1302\/0301-620X.77B2.7706351","article-title":"Rotator-cuff changes in asymptomatic adults. 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