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Scapular dysfunction and glenohumeral changes in strength and range of motion (ROM) have been associated with shoulder injury in the overhead athlete.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>To compare scapular position and strength and shoulder ROM and strength between Swedish elite tennis players of 3 age categories (&amp;lt;14, 14\u201316, and &amp;gt;16 years).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Design<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Cross-sectional study.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Setting<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Tennis training sports facilities.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Patients or Other Participants<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Fifty-nine adolescent Swedish elite tennis players (ages 10\u201320 years) selected based on their national ranking.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Main Outcome Measure(s)<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>We used a clinical screening protocol with a digital inclinometer and a handheld dynamometer to measure scapular upward rotation at several angles of arm elevation, isometric scapular muscle strength, glenohumeral ROM, and isometric rotator cuff strength.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Players older than 16 years showed less scapular upward rotation on the dominant side at 90\u00b0 and 180\u00b0 (P &amp;lt; .05). Although all absolute scapular muscle strength values increased with age, there was no change in the body-weight\u2013normalized strength of the middle (P = .9) and lower (P = .81) trapezius or serratus anterior (P = .17). Glenohumeral internal-rotation ROM and total ROM tended to decrease, but this finding was not statistically significant (P = .052 and P = .06, respectively). Whereas normalized internal-rotator strength increased from 14 to 16 years to older than 16 years (P = .009), normalized external-rotator and supraspinatus strength remained unchanged.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Age-related changes in shoulder and scapular strength and ROM were apparent in elite adolescent tennis players. Future authors should examine the association of these adaptations with performance data and injury incidence.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4085\/1062-6050-49.3.02","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2014,8,6]],"date-time":"2014-08-06T16:11:20Z","timestamp":1407341480000},"page":"647-653","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":95,"title":["Age-Related, Sport-Specific Adaptions of the Shoulder Girdle in Elite Adolescent Tennis Players"],"prefix":"10.4085","volume":"49","author":[{"given":"Ann M.","family":"Cools","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium;"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tanneke","family":"Palmans","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Hospital, Ghent, 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