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Kabat Training Program With Elastic Bands for Shoulder in Amateur Swimmers

Not Applicable
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Healthy
Interventions
Other: PNF training
Registration Number
NCT05884996
Lead Sponsor
Universidad Europea de Madrid
Brief Summary

It has been shown that 90% of swimmers experience shoulder pain at some point in their career. During the macrocycle, swimmers present significant alterations in the muscular balance between external and internal rotators of the shoulder: the IR assumes much prominence in strength levels and RE goes progressively weaker.

furthermore, all overhead athletes (such as swimmers) present a glenohumeral Internal Rotation Deficit and an increase in External Rotation.

The objective of this study is to propose an exercise with an elastic band aimed to strengthening the RE of the shoulder to analyze the effects on the muscular balance between IR and RE. In addition, the effect caused in the limitation of internal rotation is going to be studied

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
Male
Target Recruitment
50
Inclusion Criteria
  • Healthy volunteers
  • Swimmers minimum 2 times per week
Exclusion Criteria
  • Acute infection
  • Shoulder pathology
  • Neer and Hawkins-Kennedy test positive

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
PNF trainingPNF trainingkabat training with elastic bands for 8 weeks 2 times a week before swimming training. 3 series of 10-15 repetitions will be performed
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
change in internal rotation isometric strength of the shoulder in newtonChange from Baseline at 8 weeks

isometric strength in internal rotation of the shoulder measured with pressure dynamometer in newton

change in scapular displacement in maximum flexion in centimetersChange from Baseline at 8 weeks

horizontal distance covered by the inferior angle of the scapula measured with PALM in centimeters

change in ROM external rotation of the shoulder in degreesChange from Baseline at 8 weeks

Range of motion in external rotation of the shoulder in 90º of abduction measured with goniometry in degrees

change in ROM internal rotation of the shoulder in degreesChange from Baseline at 8 weeks

Range of motion in internal rotation of the shoulder in 90º of abduction measured with goniometry in degrees

change in external rotation isometric strength of the shoulder in newtonChange from Baseline at 8 weeks

isometric strength in external rotation of the shoulder measured with pressure dynamometer in newton

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Universidad Europea de Madrid

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Villaviciosa De Odón, Madrid, Spain

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