Comparative Study on the Effectiveness of Plyometric PU and Swiss Ball PU in Badminton Players

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Riphah International University30 enrolled

Overview

The aim of this study is to find out the comparative effect of plyometric push up and swiss ball push up in the management of throwing distance and accuracy among badminton player.

In previous researches, little literature is available regarding comparison of the effectiveness of plyometric push-up and Swiss ball push-up specifically in the management of throwing distance in badminton players. There is a dire need to explore the comparative effects of these two training methods within the context of badminton. Moreover, Further studies exploring different approaches for throwing accuracy in badminton players are required in the existing researches.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Sports Physical Therapy

Interventions

plyometric push up exercisesOTHER

The subjects will starts with push-up position with hands on the floor, place slightly wider than shoulder width apart and their feet together. Keeping their back flat, slowly lower the body toward the ground. Then in one explosive movement, push-up and away from the floor as quickly as possible, bring their hands off the floor.

swiss ball push up exercisesOTHER

. The subjects will start with kneeling position so that they will face the ball. Place their hands on top of the ball so that they can bend their elbows towards the body. Straight the legs out and raise themselves slightly higher so that they can be on their toes. Stay in neutral position. Straighten their arms at the elbows, so that they can push themselves up from the ball.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 16 YearsMax age: 30 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Both Male and Females * Age 16-30 years * Sporting activity of minimum 40 minutes thrice a week * Subjects being engaged in sports that require athlete's arm to be above shoulder height on a repetitive basis during throwing. Exclusion Criteria: * Spinal deformity * Cervical spine pathology * Glenohumeral subluxation * Any recent upper limb fracture * Recent Rotator cuff tear * Bone disease * Glenohumeral dislocation

Locations (1)

Pakistan Sports Board

Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Functional throwing performance index

Functional ability of the shoulder joint will be assessed using FTPI. The subject stood 15ft from a target, a 1ftx1ft square on at a height of 4ft from the floor. The object of the test is to throw a standard leather ball into the target as many times as possible over 30 second trails. Before testing, subject's will perform 8 throws as a warm-up. Test began immediately after the warm-up consists of the subject 22 throwing the ball into the target, catching the rebound of the wall and repeating as many times as possible within 30 seconds. The FTPI is calculated as the number throws with in the target divided by total number of balls thrown.

Time frame: 6 weeks

Medicine ball throw test

Medicine ball throw test will be used to assess upper-body explosive power. Throwing distance will be measured by using the medicine ball throw test. In this test, participants will be instructed to throw a medicine ball as far as they could, in a walk stand position, holding the ball overhead with the dominant hand. The medicine ball will be used had a mass of 2 kg and diameter 56cm each subject performed 5 trials with 1 min rest between trails. The distance in meter to which the subject threw the medicine ball was measured with the measuring tape. The best of 5 trials will be taken and used for further analysis.

Time frame: 6 weeks

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