Comparison of the Acute Effects of Different Warm-up Protocols in Overhead Athletes With Posterior Shoulder Tightness

National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Posterior Shoulder Tightness

Treatments: Other: Dynamic stretching; Other: Static stretching and dynamic stretching; Other: Dynamic stretching and foam rolling

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06928103

NYCU113009AF

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to investigate the immediate effects of different warm-up protocols on Shoulder mobility, Muscle stiffness, Muscle power performance, Shoulder functional ability and Shoulder endurance in overhead athletes with posterior shoulder tightness

Enrollment: 21 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 40 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Recreational or amateur athletes between the ages of 18 and 40
• Training time exceeding four hours per week
• Shoulder internal rotation is reduced by more than 15 degrees compared to the non-dominant side, or the sum of shoulder external rotation and internal rotation is less than 15 degrees compared to the non-dominant side or Shoulder horizontal adduction is reduced by move than 15 degrees compared to the non-dominant side

Exclusion criteria

• Shoulder pain within the past three months
• History of shoulder fracture, dislocation, or soft tissue tear surgery in the past
• Contraindications for massage include: open wounds in the treatment area, skin cancer, infections in the treatment area, and severe edema

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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21 participants in 3 patient groups

Dynamic stretching group

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Other: Dynamic stretching

Static stretching and Dynamic stretching group

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Static stretching and dynamic stretching

Dynamic stretching and foam rolloing group

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Dynamic stretching and foam rolling