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Table 5 Percentiles for shoulder complex passive 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

Passive ROM Excursion

Sex

Percentile

  

5

10

25

50

75

90

95

CAD (cm)

Men

29.00

28.00

26.00

24.00

21.50

19.00

18.00

Women

27.00

26.00

24.00

21.00

18.88

17.00

15.00

FLX (º)

Men

159.00

160.00

165.00

170.00

175.00

180.00

185.00

Women

158.05

163.00

169.50

172.50

180.00

183.60

185.65

ER0 (º)

Men

60.00

65.00

75.00

84.00

90.00

95.00

100.00

Women

60.00

70.00

80.00

88.00

91.25

100.30

105.00

IR 90° Abduction (º)

Men

35.00

42.00

50.00

60.00

70.00

76.10

80.00

Women

40.70

45.70

52.00

60.00

68.25

75.00

80.00

ER 90° Abduction (º)

Men

88.95

90.90

96.00

105.00

110.00

117.00

120.05

Women

86.05

90.00

100.00

108.50

115.00

123.30

130.65

ARC (º)

Men

135.00

140.00

151.00

163.00

175.00

185.00

190.00

 

Women

140.00

145.00

155.00

167.50

175.00

187.50

195.50

Non-dominant arm

Passive ROM Excursion

Sex

Percentile

  

5

10

25

50

75

90

95

CAD (cm)

Men

28.00

27.00

25.00

23.00

20.00

19.00

17.48

Women

26.30

24.65

23.00

20.00

18.00

16.00

15.00

FLX (º)

Men

155.00

160.00

165.00

170.00

175.00

180.00

185.00

Women

160.00

163.70

167.00

173.00

177.25

180.00

185.00

ER0 (º)

Men

56.90

65.00

73.00

80.00

90.00

95.00

95.05

Women

65.00

68.50

75.00

85.00

90.00

95.00

98.65

IR 90° Abduction (º)

Men

41.00

46.00

53.00

61.50

70.00

77.10

83.05

Women

50.00

50.70

55.00

65.00

72.75

80.00

84.65

ER 90° Abduction (º)

Men

85.00

88.90

95.00

100.00

107.00

115.00

115.05

Women

86.75

90.00

95.00

103.00

110.25

120.00

120.00

ARC (º)

Men

138.00

143.00

152.00

162.00

172.00

181.00

190.00

 

Women

143.00

145.00

158.75

167.00

175.25

189.00

198.50

  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.