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Table 4 Percentiles for shoulder complex active ROM by arm dominance and sex

From: Clinical descriptive measures of shoulder range of motion for a healthy, young and physically active cohort

Dominant arm

Active ROM Excursion

Sex

Percentile

  

5

10

25

50

75

90

95

CAD (cm)

Men

32.00

30.00

28.00

26.00

23.00

21.00

20.00

Women

28.65

28.00

25.25

23.00

20.00

18.70

16.00

FLX (º)

Men

153.00

155.00

160.00

165.00

170.00

175.00

179.00

Women

155.00

160.00

164.75

168.00

175.00

180.00

180.00

ER0 (º)

Men

55.00

60.00

70.00

77.00

85.00

90.00

92.00

Women

55.00

62.80

75.00

80.00

88.50

94.00

95.00

IR 90° Abduction (º)

Men

30.00

38.90

45.00

55.00

65.00

70.00

75.00

Women

40.00

43.50

49.50

55.00

65.00

69.30

75.00

ER 90° Abduction (º)

Men

80.00

85.00

90.00

100.00

105.00

111.00

115.00

Women

80.00

84.70

90.00

101.00

110.00

115.00

125.00

ARC (º)

Men

125.00

132.00

143.00

154.00

165.00

175.00

180.00

 

Women

128.75

135.00

144.50

155.50

165.25

178.00

181.25

Non-dominant arm

Active ROM Excursion

Sex

Percentile

  

5

10

25

50

75

90

95

CAD (cm)

Men

30.00

29.55

27.00

25.00

23.00

20.95

19.00

Women

28.65

27.50

25.00

22.00

20.00

17.70

16.35

FLX (º)

Men

150.00

155.00

160.00

165.00

170.00

175.00

178.00

Women

155.00

159.70

164.00

168.00

170.00

180.00

180.00

ER0 (º)

Men

50.00

60.00

67.00

75.00

83.00

90.00

90.00

Women

60.00

60.00

70.00

76.50

85.00

90.00

90.65

IR 90° Abduction (º)

Men

40.00

44.90

50.00

58.00

65.00

71.10

78.05

Women

47.00

49.40

50.75

60.00

70.00

71.50

78.65

ER 90° Abduction (º)

Men

78.00

82.00

90.00

95.00

101.00

109.10

111.00

Women

80.00

85.00

90.00

96.00

105.00

114.30

115.00

ARC (º)

Men

130.00

135.00

144.00

153.00

161.00

171.00

179.55

 

Women

130.00

139.00

150.00

155.00

167.00

176.50

182.75

  1. Cross body adduction (CAD); flexion (FLX); external rotation (ER0) with the shoulder complex in a neutral position and elbow flexed to 90°; internal and external rotation (IR, ER) with the shoulder complex positioned at 90° of abduction and elbow flexed to 90°; arc (ARC) of IR and ER.