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

Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi Onlus60 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Shoulder Injury

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 15 YearsMax age: 35 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * elite swimmers Exclusion Criteria: * shoulder surgery * dislocation

Locations (1)

Jorge Hugo Villafañe

Milan, Italy

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change of glenohumeral rotation degrees

Internal and external rotation range of movement

Time frame: Basline

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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