Shoulder Pain and Scapular Endurance

Pamukkale University200 enrolled

Overview

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effects of regular exercising on scapular muscle endurance and shoulder pain in young individuals. Methods: Participants' clinical and sociodemographic properties recorded, scapular muscle endurance assessed with Scapular Muscular Endurance (SME) test, and shoulder pain severity questioned using the Visual Analogue Scale.

Background: Serratus Anterior and Trapezius muscles are the most important stabilizers of the scapulothoracic joint. The inadequate endurance of these muscles plays an important role in the decreased neuromuscular performance. Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effects of regular exercising on scapular muscle endurance and shoulder pain in young individuals. Methods: Participants' clinical and sociodemographic properties recorded, scapular muscle endurance assessed with Scapular Muscular Endurance (SME) test, and shoulder pain severity questioned using the Visual Analogue Scale.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

200

Conditions

Musculoskeletal Pain Disorder Sport Injury

Interventions

EXERCİSEOTHER

EXERCISE FOR HEALTH AND PAIN IMPROVEMENT

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 17 YearsMax age: 25 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: for exercise group; * between 17-25 years ages * who were using the fitness center by their preference (not professional) * had active sporting life (not professional) * who were regularly exercising for sedentary group; * between 17-25 years ages * who had sedentary life style Exclusion Criteria: for boths group; * Individuals who had surgical stabilization, * who had previous shoulder complex fractures * who had positive impingement test results * who had systemic diseases * who had neurological and orthopedic problems

Locations (1)

Aziz Dengiz

Denizli, Pamukkale, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

The Scapular Muscles Endurance (SME) test

The Scapular Muscles Endurance (SME) test was used to assess the endurance of the Serratus Anterior muscles. For this test, the participant stood against the wall with their shoulders and elbows flexed to 900. There was no contact between the participant's arms and the wall. The subjects then held a green elastic exercise band (with a resistance of 2.3 kg, when stretched 100%), and an adjustable ruler was placed between their elbows to maintain the test position. While both scapulae were neutrally positioned, the participant was then asked to externally rotate the shoulders and to maintain this force for as long as they could hold and the holding duration was recorded in second. The test was ended when the participant was unable to maintain the resistance and dropped the adjustable ruler, failed to maintain 900 of shoulder flexion, or reported an unacceptable increase in discomfort (Edmondston et al. 2008).

Time frame: Evaluation was done at the first meeting with the participants.

Vizual Analog Scale

measures pain severity in the affected shoulder from 0 to 10 points, with 0 points representing no pain at all and 10 points representing pain as bad as it can be

Time frame: Evaluation was done at the first meeting with the participants.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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