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== Purpose<br>  ==

[[Scapular Dyskinesia|Scapular dyskinesis]] which is the alteration in scapular position maybe caused by decreased muscle performance of scapular stabilizers. The lateral scapular slide test assesses the scapular asymmetry between both sides and the ability of the scapular stabilizer muscles to control the scapular position.<ref name=":0">Odom CJ, Taylor AB, Hurd CE, Denegar CR. [https://academic.oup.com/ptj/article/81/2/799/2829545 Measurement of scapular asymmetry and assessment of shoulder dysfunction using the lateral scapular slide test]: a reliability and validity study. Physical therapy. 2001 Feb 1;81(2):799-809.</ref>

The test measures the amount of scapular protraction in 3 positions of shoulder joint abduction, by measuring the distance from the midline to the medial boarder of the scapula.<ref>Hong J, Barnes MJ, Leddon CE, Van Ryssegem G, Alamar B. [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3230158/#B10 Reliability of the sitting hand press-up test for identifying and quantifying the level of scapular medial border posterior displacement in overhead athletes.] International journal of sports physical therapy. 2011 Dec;6(4):306.</ref>

The test maybe used as a quantitative measure of scapular stabilizers muscles strength during rehabilitation program.<ref name=":1">Shadmehr A, Bagheri H, Ansari NN, Sarafraz H. The reliability measurements of lateral scapular slide test at three different degrees of shoulder joint abduction. British journal of sports medicine. 2010 Mar 1;44(4):289-93.</ref>