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      Correlação entre posicionamento escapular, análise postural funcional e grau de incapacidade dos membros superiores (DASH Brasil) em médicos ultrassonografistas Translated title: Correlation among scapular positioning, functional postural analysis and upper extremities disability degree in sonographers (DASH Brazil)

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          OBJETIVO: Avaliar e mensurar o posicionamento escapular e correlacioná-lo com o grau de incapacidade e avaliação funcional de ultrassonografistas. MATERIAIS E MÉTODOS: Dezoito médicos, divididos em grupos sintomático e assintomático em relação à presença de dor por mais de seis meses, responderam a uma entrevista e foram submetidos a avaliação física e aplicação do DASH Brasil. Foi realizada a medida do ângulo de inclinação escapular e avaliação do posicionamento dos membros superiores durante a ultrassonografia. Foram utilizados testes U Mann-Whitney para avaliação do questionário de incapacidade, t de Student para posicionamento do membro superior, ANOVA para inclinação escapular e coeficiente de Spearman para correlação do posicionamento funcional de membros superiores e grau de incapacidade. RESULTADOS: Nas 30 primeiras questões do DASH Brasil houve diferença significativa entre os grupos sintomático e assintomático. No módulo opcional, relacionado ao trabalho, houve diferença significativa entre os grupos. As medidas do inclinômetro apresentaram diferenças significativas entre os grupos no plano frontal em 90° e 120°. Para o ângulo funcional dos membros superiores não houve diferença significativa entre os grupos. CONCLUSÃO: Alterações no ângulo de inclinação escapular podem levar à disfunção dos membros superiores e a aplicação do DASH Brasil pode indicar o grau de dor e incapacidade do indivíduo.

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          OBJECTIVE: To evaluate and measure the scapular positioning, and establishing its correlation with functional postural analysis and degree of upper extremities disability in sonographers. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Eighteen physicians divided into two groups - symptomatic individuals with pain for more than six months, and asymptomatic individuals - were interviewed and submitted to physical assessment with application of the Brazilian version of the DASH questionnaire. Functional measurements of scapular inclination angles and upper limbs positioning were obtained during the ultrasound scanning. The Mann-Whitney U test was utilized for analyzing the disability questionnaires; the t-Student test, for upper limbs positioning; ANOVA, for scapular inclination angles, and the Spearman's test for correlation between the functional upper limbs positioning and disability degree. RESULTS: A significant difference between symptomatic and asymptomatic groups was observed in the first 30 items of the DASH questionnaire as well as in the four study-related questions. Measurements of scapular positioning presented significant differences between the groups in the frontal plane at 90° and 120°. No significant difference was found for the analysis of functional upper limbs positioning. CONCLUSION: Changes in the scapular positioning may result in upper limbs dysfunction, and the application of the DASH questionnaire can indicate the level of pain and disability of an individual.

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                Radiologia Brasileira
                Radiol Bras
                Colégio Brasileiro de Radiologia e Diagnóstico por Imagem (São Paulo )
                1678-7099
                February 2009
                : 42
                : 1
                : 31-36
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                [1 ] Centro Universitário Newton Paiva Brazil
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                S0100-39842009000100008
                10.1590/S0100-39842009000100008
                fa3a4baa-29bd-4242-9923-d8a4bd819543

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                RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING

                Radiology & Imaging
                Biomechanics,Shoulder joint complex,Scapular positioning,Scapulohumeral rhythm,Sonographer,Biomecânica,Complexo articular do ombro,Posicionamento escapular,Ritmo escapuloumeral,Médico ultrassonografista

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