Effects of manual mobilization of the thoracic spine on an existing GIRD in comparison to selfmobilisation of semiprofessional handball players
Phase 2
- Conditions
- glenohumeral internal rotation deficit (GIRD)
- Registration Number
- DRKS00016780
- Lead Sponsor
- theroga Physiotherapie
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 29
Inclusion Criteria
Handball players with a side difference of the passive internal rotation of the glenohumeral joint of 18 degrees angle or more and with this a reduction of the total range motion (TROM) of the glenohumeral joint of 5 degrees or more.
Exclusion Criteria
Handballplayer older than 40 and younger than 18 years.
Athletes who had an injury or an trauma within the upper limb or the thorax within the last 3 months before the study starts which made them unable to finish a trainingssession.
Operations on the upper limb or the trunk within the last 3 months.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method