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Scapular mobility was screened using the KOJI AWARENESS Self-Screening Scapula Mobility test, and participants with scapular mobility restrictions were recruited (n\u2009=\u200948). The participants performed the Wall Angel Slider exercise involving reverse motion tasks with dynamic sliding movements against a wall. They performed 3 sets of 8 repetitions for 6 sessions in 2\u00a0weeks, and adherence to the exercise regimen was monitored using a checklist. The scapular upward rotation and glenohumeral joint external rotation ROM were measured before the intervention, immediately after the first session, and after 2\u00a0weeks of the intervention.\n                    <jats:italic>\n                      <jats:bold>Results<\/jats:bold>\n                      :\n                    <\/jats:italic>\n                    The participants exhibited significant improvements in scapular upward rotation and glenohumeral external rotation ROM after the first session of an intervention using the Wall Angel Slider exercise and after 2\u00a0weeks of the intervention.\n                    <jats:italic>\n                      <jats:bold>Conclusion<\/jats:bold>\n                      :\n                    <\/jats:italic>\n                    The KOJI AWARENESS Original Wall Angel Slider exercise effectively improves scapular upward rotation and glenohumeral joint external rotation ROM over a 2-week intervention period, suggesting its potential utility in enhancing scapular mobility and function in clinical practice.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1123\/jsr.2024-0426","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,12]],"date-time":"2025-05-12T01:49:11Z","timestamp":1747014551000},"page":"1-7","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Sequential Changes in Scapular Range of Motion After An Intervention Using the KOJI AWARENESS Original \u201cWall Angel Slider\u201d Exercise"],"prefix":"10.1123","volume":"35","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1265-2957","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Koji","family":"Murofushi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Sports Science Department, Institute of Science Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan"},{"name":"Japan Sports Agency, Tokyo, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sho","family":"Mitomo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinical Center for Sports Medicine and Sports Dentistry, Institute of Science Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan"},{"name":"Japan Sports Agency, Tokyo, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kenji","family":"Hirohata","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinical Center for Sports Medicine and Sports Dentistry, Institute of Science Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hidetaka","family":"Furuya","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Rehabilitation, Sonoda Third Hospital\/Tokyo Medical Institute Tokyo Spine Center, Tokyo, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hiroshi","family":"Akuzawa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Niigata, Japan"},{"name":"Japan Sports Agency, Tokyo, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hiroki","family":"Katagiri","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedics, Dokkyo Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Koji","family":"Kaneoka","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Sport Science, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kazuyoshi","family":"Yagishita","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinical Center for Sports Medicine and Sports Dentistry, Institute of Science Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"100","reference":[{"issue":"3","key":"r1","series-title":"J Athl Train","first-page":"364","article-title":"The role of the scapula in the rehabilitation of shoulder injuries","volume":"35","author":"Voight ML","year":"2000","unstructured":"Voight ML, Thomson BC. 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