Recent work by Alan Cudlip, PhD Candidate and Professor Clark Dickerson, PhD has been published in the Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology. The paper, entitled "Regional activation of anterior and posterior supraspinatus differs by plane of elevation, hand load and elevation angle", outlines DIESEL's work quantifying muscular activation of the supraspinatus regions throughout a range of motion with differing hand loads.
This study provides advanced knowledge surrounding activation of the supraspinatus (a muscle commonly associated with rotator cuff pathology), and further confirms that this muscle has distinct subregions with different functions related to upper extremity use. It also represents the most comprehensive evaluation of supraspinatus regions over a large set of planes of elevation and hand loads throughout the range of humeral elevation.
Future insights into the supraspinatus muscle can improve understanding of rotator cuff pathology initiation and prevention.