Status:
UNKNOWN
The Effects of Eccentric-focused Exercise on Posterior Shoulder Tightness in Symptomatic Overhead Athletes
Lead Sponsor:
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Conditions:
Posterior Shoulder Tightness
Eligibility:
All Genders
20-50 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of shoulder eccentric exercise training on shoulder mobility, rotator cuff strength, pain and dysfunction, scapular kinematics and muscle activation...
Detailed Description
Overhead athletes commonly have posterior shoulder tightness due to repetitively high tensile loading during overhead throwing. However, intervention studies focused on posterior shoulder tightness in...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Participate in overhead sports over 4 hours per week
- Age between 20 to 50 years old
- Glenohumeral joint range of motion deficit: Shoulder internal rotation loss more than 15 degrees compared to the non-dominant side and total arc of motion loss more than 5 degrees or/and horizontal adduction range of motion lo more than 15 degrees compared to the non-dominant side
- Shoulder impingement syndrome criteria
Exclusion
- History of shoulder dislocation, fracture and operation
- History of direct contact in upper extremities or cervical region in the past one month
- Shoulder pain or neurological symptom caused by cervical problem
- VAS more than 5 during shoulder elevation
- Receive treatment for posterior shoulder tightness in the past 3 months
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 9 2022
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
August 31 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05305196
Start Date
November 9 2022
End Date
August 31 2023
Last Update
August 23 2023
Active Locations (1)
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National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Taipei, Beitou, Taiwan, 112304