Dynamic Stretching Versus Plyometric Push up Training on Upper Body Performance in Cricketers

Riphah International University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Sports Physical Therapy

Treatments: Other: Dynamic stretching; Other: Plyometric push up

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05516706

REC/01021 Mahnoor

Details and patient eligibility

About

A comparison of dynamic stretching and plyometric pushup training on upper body performance tests of cricketers was performed.

Full description

A Randomised control trial was performed for six weeks in which a sample size of 22 was taken participants were divided into two groups in which one group performed warm-up and dynamic stretching and the other group performed warm-up plyometric pushup.

Enrollment: 22 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 to 25 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Active cricket players ( who are currently laying cricket on the field)
• National-level cricket players having experience of 3 to 6 months
• Age 18 to 25 years
• Male cricketers

Exclusion criteria

• History of recent fracture of cervicothoracic region
• Disc prolapse stage 3
• Any other comorbid condition

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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22 participants in 2 patient groups

Dynamic stretching

Active Comparator group

Description:

This group performed warm up and dynamic stretching exercise for six weeks.

Treatment:

Other: Plyometric push up

Plyometric push up

Active Comparator group

Description:

This group performed Warm up and plyometric push up for six weeks.

Treatment:

Other: Dynamic stretching