____________________________________________________________________________________________ *Corresponding author: E-mail: bala_s_rajaratnam@nyp.edu.sg; Journal of Scientific Research & Reports 3(24): 3031-3044, 2014; Article no. JSRR.2014.24.001 ISSN: 2320–0227 SCIENCEDOMAIN international www.sciencedomain.org A Review of Glenohumeral Sensory and Motor Control during Overhead Arm Elevation Bala S. Rajaratnam 1* 1 Nanyang Polytechnic, School of Health Sciences, 180 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8, Singapore. Author’s contribution The sole author designed, analyzed and interpreted and prepared the manuscript. Article Information DOI: 10.9734/JSRR/2014/13005 Editor(s): (1) Christian Scheckhuber, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany. Reviewers: (1) Anonymous, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brasil. (2) Anonymous, Houston Methodist Hospital, The Texas Medical Center, USA. (3) Marisa Fonseca, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Complete Peer review History: http://www.sciencedomain.org/review-history.php?iid=678&id=22&aid=6171 Received 28 th July 2014 Accepted 2 nd September 2014 Published 22 nd September 2014 ABSTRACT This review of the glenohumeral joint provides the reader with an understanding of the dynamic stability alliances that exist between the active, passive and neuromotor control systems at during overhead arm elevation. Electromyography studies of patients with anterior shoulder instability performing overhead arm elevation into the apprehension arm position identified substitution muscle actions that concurrently regulate dynamic glenohumeral stability and retain shoulder joint mobility. Yet the temporal component of these substitution muscle actions has not been quantified. Quantifying the temporal features of glenohumeral muscle activation is important for a better understanding of the neuromotor control and more accurate estimation of joint reaction forces that occurs at the unstable shoulder joint during overhead arm elevation. Keywords: Glenohumeral joint; instability; electromyography; arm elevation; rehabilitation. Review Article