Effect Of Scapular Stabilization During Horizontal Adduction Stretching On Passive Internal Rotation And Posterior Shoulder Tightness In Young Women Volleyball Athletes: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Keywords
Athletes; Rehabilitation; Rotator cuff; Shoulder
Abstract
Objective To evaluate the effect of scapular stabilization during horizontal adduction stretching (cross-body) on posterior shoulder tightness (PST) and passive internal rotation (IR). Design Randomized controlled trial with single blinding. Setting Athletic club. Participants Asymptomatic volleyball players who are women with glenohumeral internal rotation deficit (N=60). Interventions Subjects were randomly assigned to either horizontal adduction stretching with manual scapular stabilization (n=30) or horizontal adduction stretching without stabilization (n=30). Passive stretching was performed for 3- to 30-second holds in both groups. Main Outcome Measures Range of motion measurements of PST and IR were performed on the athlete's dominant shoulder prior to and immediately after the intervention. Results Baseline mean angular measurements of PST and IR for all athletes involved in the study were 62°±14° and 40°±10°, respectively, with no significant difference between groups (P=.598 and P=.734, respectively). Mean PST measurements were significantly different between groups after the horizontal adduction stretch, with a mean angle of 83°±17° among the scapular stabilization group and 65°±13° among the nonstabilization group (P<.001). Measurements of IR were also significantly different between groups, with a mean angle of 51°±14° among the scapular stabilization group and 43°±9° among the nonstabilization group (P=.006). Conclusions Horizontal adduction stretches performed with scapular stabilization produced significantly greater improvements in IR and PST than horizontal adduction stretching without scapular stabilization.
Publication Date
2-1-2015
Publication Title
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume
96
Issue
2
Number of Pages
349-356
Document Type
Article
Personal Identifier
scopus
DOI Link
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2014.09.038
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Unknown
Socpus ID
84921435303 (Scopus)
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https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84921435303
STARS Citation
Salamh, Paul A.; Kolber, Morey J.; and Hanney, William J., "Effect Of Scapular Stabilization During Horizontal Adduction Stretching On Passive Internal Rotation And Posterior Shoulder Tightness In Young Women Volleyball Athletes: A Randomized Controlled Trial" (2015). Scopus Export 2015-2019. 759.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2015/759