Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery
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J Shoulder Elbow Surg · Mar 2015
Scapula alata: description of a physical therapy program and its effectiveness measured by a shoulder-specific quality-of-life measurement.
To date, there are no published outcomes-based treatment programs to guide clinicians when managing patients with scapula alata. The purposes of this study were to describe a physical therapy program in patients with scapula alata and to evaluate its effect using a shoulder-specific quality-of-life measurement. ⋯ This study described in detail a physical therapy program; the program showed significant benefit. Further research is needed before recommending the program as a potential treatment option.