Abstract
Thirty patients with periarthritis scapulohumeris (PS) with an average of 64.7 ± 28.5 days since diagnosis performed two training methods (A: ROM training within the patients comfort zone; and B: ROM training raising the arms to the maximum at a fixed horizontal adduction angle) and the pain at the maximum ROM angle and range were compared. Method A gave a larger ROM angle and less pain at the maximal range. The results of this research suggest that, when administering ROM training to PS patients, it would be useful to confirm their individual comfort zones.
