Before you begin learning about the shoulder try to list:

• The joints of the shoulder complex

• The physiological movements that occur over the shoulder

• The muscles that work on the shoulder

• The ligaments and their function e.g. what they restrict?

• What limits each movement?

  • Try abducting your own arm with your thumb facing up, and then again with your thumb turned down (Internal rotation UL), whats limiting the movement during the second attempt?

• What are the key bony points around the shoulder?

1. Make a list of the key bony points to consider when measuring range in the Shoulder.

2. Check out the SHU Goniometry Google Site.

3. Measure the following joint angles:

1. • Flexion

   • Abduction

   • Internal rotation

   • External rotation

Check your answers using the links below once you've written your guestimates down.