Effects of a Therapeutic Exercise Program for Injuries Prevention in Wheelchair Basketball (WB) Players

N/ACompletedNCT02842008

Universidad Politecnica de Madrid36 enrolled

Overview

Shoulder pain is the most common symptom of physical dysfunction in wheelchair basketball players. About the 85% of this population had shoulder pain in some moment of their life. Some studies suggest that exercise is an important tool as an element to treat and prevent shoulder injuries. For that reason, an intervention program would be a useful tool for prevent shoulder injuries in this population. The purpose of this study is determine the effects of therapeutic exercise program wheelchair basketball players, in order to prevent shoulder injuries.

The hypothesis of the study was that the exercise program was effective to prevent shoulder injuries in this population.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Athletic Injuries Shoulder Pain Shoulder Injury

Interventions

Exercise groupBEHAVIORAL

This group will receive a home exercise program of shoulder based on mobility, strength and strengthening exercises, lasting 10 weeks, 3 times per weeks. The target dose use for mobility consisted in 8 repetitions for each 4 movements, for strengthening using resistive bands, 3 sets (including 5 exercises) of 10 repetitions with a 45 second rest between sets and 5 repetitions for each 5 strength with a 30 second rest and general protocol of postural hygiene. The instructional of the program is 30 minutes each day during the time of the study (10 weeks) with a screening about the exercise program and the daily activities performed every 4 weeks. Physiotherapist provided support to subjects through email along 10 weeks.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 15 YearsMax age: 45 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Study Population 36 wheelchair basketball players belonging to the male and female preselection Spanish wheelchair basketball national team were recruiting during a campus. The inclusion and exclusion criteria were chosen to include a specific population. Inclusion Criteria: * Players belonging to the male and female preselection Spanish wheelchair basketball national team. * Have the federal license at the Spanish Sport Federation for People with Physical Disabilities available at the time of the study (2015-2016 season). * For players using wheelchair for daily activities, to use the manual wheelchair at least for 3 hours a day and 6 hours of wheelchair basketball training per week. * For players not using wheelchair for daily activities, to use the manual wheelchair at least for 6 hours of wheelchair basketball training per week. * Use wheelchair at least one year before the study and at least one year of experience in the sport competition. * Acceptance of informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * History of acute injuries in the post-surgical process or dislocation along the year before the study. These conditions may affect the effective of the exercise intervention. * Differential diagnosis as acute injuries at cervical region and recent traumatic injury in shoulder one year before the study. The exercise program may not be appropriate for these conditions.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change from baseline shoulder pain at 10 weeks

The presence of shoulder pain will be measured at the beginning and at 10 weeks with "Shoulder Pain Index for Wheelchair Basketball (SPI-WB)" (submitting).