Comparison of Pragmatic Posterior Capsular Stretch and Crossbody Stretch on the Shoulder Mobility

Helping Hand Institute of Rehabilitation Sciences

Status: Completed

Conditions: Flexion Contracture; Glenohumeral Subluxation; Extension Contracture-Shoulder; Shoulder Impingement; Rotator Cuff Tears; Adhesive Capsulitis; Shoulder Pain; Internal Rotation Contracture-shoulder; Posterior Capsule Tear; Acromioclavicular; Sprain (Strain); Glenohumeral Dysplasia; External Rotation Contracture-Shoulder

Treatments: Other: cross body stretch; Other: pragmatic posterior capsular stretch

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04692649

HHIRS/REC/F2020/004

Details and patient eligibility

About

Various stretches are used to lengthen the posterior shoulder capsule. No study has reported the comparison of the pragmatic posterior capsular stretch and cross body stertch

Full description

Background: Posterior capsular tightness (PCT) is frequently seen in shoulders in athletic population and shoulder disoders. PCT leads to variation in scapular and humeral kinematics. Two techniques considered in our study for regaining normal range of motion at shoulder joint and improving PCT, one is the pragmatic posterior capsular stretch (PPCS) & the other one is cross body stretch (CBS) Objective: The aim of our study id to compare the short term/intermediate term effect of PPCS and CBS on range of motion on shoulder joint in healthy individuals. And to evaluate the feedback of subjects regarding both the interventions.

Methodology: Sixty a symtomatic shoulder of 30 subjects (15 males, 15 females) were recruited for this restricted randomised control trials. A simple random sampling technique was used. Subjects were screen through a functional movement screening tool of shoulder mobility. The change in hand behind neck and hand behind back will be measured through measuring tape. Shoulder ROM and functional movements for both the stretches will be campared. Particpants will be follwed for 4 weeks for the change in their shoulder range of motion.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age groups of males and females including 20-35 years
• Subjects who fall in grade 1 and 2 of functional movement screening of shoulder during the screening process.

Exclusion criteria

• Individual with shoulder pain, fracture or dislocation less than 1 year
• Individuals with any known shoulder pathology
• Subjects receiving current physiotherapy treatment
• Subjects having enough range of motion( can reach T2 hand behind neck)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

PPCS

Experimental group

Description:

Novel intervention

Treatment:

Other: pragmatic posterior capsular stretch

CBS

Active Comparator group

Description:

Cross arm stretch gave to individuals

Treatment:

Other: cross body stretch