title: Inter- and intrarater reliability of modified lateral scapular slide test in healthy athletic men.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The reliability of lateral scapular slide test (LSST) at 90 degrees of abduction is controversial; therefore, in order to achieve more reliability it may be necessary to make changes in this particular position.
  
  
  METHODS
  Modified lateral scapular slide test (MLSST) was done on thirty male basketball players with two examiners in one session and for the retest with one examiner in the next week. The test was done in 7 positions: arm relaxed at the side (P1), 90 degrees of abduction (P2), 90 degrees of scaption without having a weight in hands (P3), 90 degrees of scaption with having 3 different weights (1, 2, and 4 kg) in hands (P4, P5, and P6, resp.), and 180 degrees of scaption without having a weight in hands (P7).
  
  
  RESULTS
  In P1 and P6, the ICC scores indicated the highest level of intrarater reliability. In P2, the ICC scores showed a fair level of intrarater reliability, as the minimum reliability. The maximum and minimum interrater reliability were P1 and P4, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Scaption with loading, as a functional position in the overhead athletes, is a reliable positioning and may be replaced with the third position of the traditional LSST.
authors.affiliation: Enghelab Avenue, Pitch-e-shemiran, Tehran 11489-65141, Iran.
authors.forename: Azadeh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shadmehr
authors.affiliation: Enghelab Avenue, Pitch-e-shemiran, Tehran 11489-65141, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad Hassan
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Azarsa
authors.affiliation: Enghelab Avenue, Pitch-e-shemiran, Tehran 11489-65141, Iran.
authors.forename: Shohreh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jalaie
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000886:Anthropometry / Q000379:methods; D056352:Athletes; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006225:Hand / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012540:Scapula / Q000502:physiology*; D013177:Sports / Q000502:physiology*; D055815:Young Adult