Video 2 inspection, palpation:

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Lesson 4: Postural and musculoskeletal problems of the visually impaired, focusing on the shoulder girdle area  Video content Video 2 inspection, palpation:

During the inspection and palpation, the posture can be analysed in several planes, paying particular attention to the shoulder girdle area. This involves a comparative examination of the two sides, analysis of the line of gravity and the location of reference points. The Lennie test shows, in centimetres, whether the points defined on the thoracic spine coincide with the three reference points of the scapula. Physiologically, the superior angulus is palpated at the level of the second dorsal vertebra, the spina scapulae at the level of the fourth dorsal vertebra and the inferior angulus at the level of the eighth dorsal vertebra. Meanwhile, it is also checked that the distance of the marked points of the scapula from the spine is symmetrical with respect to the two sides. A deviation in the position of the scapula also implies a change in the position of the shoulder joint.  

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