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To check the efficiency of Muscle Energy Technique (MET) a type of Stretching technique in athletes playing overhead sports on the flexibility of their dominant shoulder.

Influence of MET on Shoulder Range of Motion in recreational overhead athletes with Glenohumeral Internal Rotation Deficit (GIRD)

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2019/03/018115
Enrollment
21
Registered
2019-03-15
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Muscle Energy Technique(MET).: MET is a type of stretching technique where the subject contracts his/her muscle against the resistance given by the therapist and then the same muscle is

Sponsors

Manasi Satalkar
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1)Recreational overhead athletes with a loss of greater or equal to twenty degrees of Internal Rotation Range of motion of dominant arm along with Total Range of Motion loss greater or equal to five degrees. 2)Recreational overhead Athletes playing any overhead sports for a minimum 2 years with a weekly average of 3 days per week 3)Subjects must be students of MAHE, who are well conversant in English.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Subjects with any upper quadrant surgical history to shoulder. 2) Any recent fracture. 3) Subjects with any neuromuscular or musculoskeletal disorders

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1)Internal Rotation Range of Motion of glenohumeral joint 2)Horizontal Adduction Range of motion of glenohumeral joint Timepoint: 1)Before start of the intervention week 2)After four sessions of intervention in a week. 3)Thrice that is once per week after intervention week for 3 weeks.—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Not ApplicableTimepoint: Not Applicable—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactMrPrateek Srivastav
ganesh.bm@manipal.edu9488263631

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026