A trial to study the effect of core fatigue on EMG activity of 2 muscles, serratus anterior and lower trapezius in overhead athletes.
Not Applicable
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/05/052193
- Lead Sponsor
- Centre for Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Sciences (CPRS)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1. Healthy male collegiate athletes involved in overhead sports activities.
2. Age 18-26 years.
3. BMI- 18.5-24.9 kg/m2.
4. Participants must have atleast 2 years of sporting experience.
5. Participants should be involved in sport- specific training on at least 2 days per week.
Exclusion Criteria
1. History of shoulder pathology or pain.
2. Injury within the past 6 months.
3. BMI > 24.9 kg/m2.
4. Glenohumeral internal rotation deficit (GIRD) with greater than 20 degrees of
asymmetry compared with contralateral side.
5. Participants exhibiting symptoms of Chronic fatigue.
6. Any spinal postural deviation.
7. History of systemic neurologic disease.
8. Use of medications that could affect the musculoskeletal system.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method MVIC % of serratus anterior and lower trapezius post core fatigue.Timepoint: Immediately after the intervention (core fatigue protocols)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ot applicableTimepoint: Not applicable