A Static Passive Stretching on Glenohumeral Rotation Range of Movement in Elite Swimmers

Completed

• Conditions: Shoulder Injury

• Registration Number: NCT03405844
• Lead Sponsor: Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi Onlus

Brief Summary

Shoulder injury is a common problem of overhead athletes, as swimmers. It's reported a reduction of side-to-side glenohumeral rotation from 11 to 18 degrees can increase 1.9 points the injury risk, because an alteration in biomechanics can turn lead to clinical findings of impingement and labral pathology. Posterior deltoid is a main muscle for propulsion in swimming stroke. To our knowledge, it isn't known how a posterior deltoid static passive stretch could reduce glenohumeral rotation restriction after swimming competition.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-09-15
• Primary Completion: 2017-09-15
• Study Completion: 2017-09-15
• Status Verified: 2018-01
• Study First Submitted: 2018-01-15
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-01-15
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-01-15
• Study First Posted: 2018-01-23
• Last Update Posted: 2018-01-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• elite swimmers

Exclusion Criteria

• shoulder surgery
• dislocation

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change of glenohumeral rotation degrees	Basline	Internal and external rotation range of movement

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Jorge Hugo Villafañe; 🇮🇹 Milan, Italy