Goniometry: Shoulder Abduction

Anatomical Movement

Shoulder abduction

Testing position

Patient is supine with palm facing upwards and wrist in supination.

To start the test arm is to be by the patient's side

Goniometer Placement

AXIS LOCATION	STATIONARY ARM	MOVEMENT ARM
inferior lateral coracoid process	parallel with the trunk	in line with the mid line of the humerus

Expected Findings

Expected range of motion is 90 degrees of pure, glenohumeral joint range, 150 degrees of unrestricted shoulder girdle range.