mobility limitation
Conditions
Interventions
Sleeper Strecth Group (GSS): 34 participants will compose this group. The participant will be in lateral decubitus (lying on the side) on the side to be stretched, with the shoulder and elbows flexed
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Sponsors
Universidade Federal da Paraíba
Universidade Federal da Paraíba
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 40 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Overhead athletes aged between 18 and 40 years; competitive level; difference of at least 20 degrees of limitation in internal rotation compared to the non-dominant limb; pain in activities of daily living or sports at least 2 on the Visual Numerical Scale. Athletes with a previous history of glenohumeral instability; shoulder surgery; current symptoms related to the cervical spine; or structural injuries to the shoulder complex such as a fracture; labrum or tendon injuries will not be included
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Athletes who injure their shoulder and/or elbow during the study; refusal to participate in study interventions and evaluations after randomization
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Shoulder pain intensity: The pain of these athletes will be evaluated through the application of the Visual Numerical Scale (VNS) of pain, in which in this instrument the participants rate their pain on a scale from 0 to 10, with 0 representing “no pain”. and 10 “the worst pain ever felt”. Shoulder pain intensity will be assessed before the intervention (initial assessment) and after 4 weeks of intervention (final assessment).;Shoulder rotational mobility: This outcome will be assessed through the range of glenohumeral rotation measured with a goniometer. The participant will be positioned in dorsal decubitus, with the shoulder in 90° abduction, elbow flexed at 90° and forearm in supination. The axis of the goniometer will be in the olecranon, the fixed arm parallel to the ground and the mobile arm of the goniometer will follow the movement of the forearm that will be parallel with the evaluation table, heading to the third finger of the participant's hand, when performing an internal rotation movement and external of the glenohumeral joint. The range of rotation of the two upper limbs will be evaluated before the intervention (initial evaluation) and after the 4 weeks of intervention (final evaluation). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| All the participants will be submitted to the evaluation of the affectivity of the exercise after the first session performed and later the last session of the fourth week of intervention, enumerating how satisfactory was the accomplishment of the proposed stretching, qualifying from +5 (very good) to -5 ( very bad), with 0 being neutral. Thus, in the study, the affectivity of each participant with the intervention received will be investigated, in the immediate period of stretching and at the end of the protocol. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactValéria Oliveira
Universidade Federal da Paraíba
Outcome results
None listed