Abstract:Background:The roping practice is a sporting the practitioner aims to throw a type of rope with a loop over the head or around the horns of the steer during the horse riding. The movement of looping is performed by repeated rotations of the shoulder above the shoulder girdle line, and this action, associated with changes in the thoracic spine, can overwhelm the structures of the shoulder complex and the muscles. Objective: Analyze the association between changes in increased thoracic curvature and the prevalen… Show more
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