Effects of Plyometrics Versus Conventional Exercises on Speed, Strength, and Injury Prevention in Bowlers.

Riphah International University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Sports Physical Therapy; Sports Injury

Treatments: Other: CONVENTIONAL EXERCISE PROGRAM; Other: PLYOMETRIC EXERCISE PROGRAM

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05695729

REC/01403 Ibtahaj ul Islam

Details and patient eligibility

About

To compare the effects of upper body plyometric versus conventional exercises on speed, strength, and injury prevention in bowlers

Full description

Bowling action is a highly skilled activity acquired over the year. A bowler needs speed and strength to challenge the batsman but the conventional protocols they follow for the speed and strength are not specific to their bowling actions. Bowling can result in different types of upper extremity injuries, such as rotator cuff sprains, impingement and stress fractures. There are many injury prevention programs such as electrostimulation training, resistance training, and plyometric training that can be used to treat upper limb injuries and improve maximal strength.

Plyometric training can be done by overhead athletes to improve the effectiveness of throwing activity and to strengthen the rotator cuff muscles to prevent shoulder injury from overhead throwing activity.

This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of upper limb plyometric exercises on speed, strength and injury prevention in comparison with conventional exercises.

Enrollment: 36 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Players bowling for at least one year
• Bowlers age 18 to 35 years

Exclusion criteria

• Any acute or chronic musculoskeletal injuries
• Any surgery in 6 months

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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36 participants in 2 patient groups

PLYOMETRIC EXERCISE PROGRAM GROUP

Experimental group

Description:

The Plyometric exercise group will receive 8 weeks of upper body plyometric exercise protocol. The session will last for 60 minutes 3 times per week. Exercises will be done according to FIIT protocol.

Treatment:

Other: PLYOMETRIC EXERCISE PROGRAM

CONVENTIONAL EXERCISE PROGRAM GROUP

Active Comparator group

Description:

The conventional group will receive 8 weeks of upper body strength exercise protocol. The session will last for 60 minutes 3 times per week. Exercises will be done according to FIIT protocol.

Treatment:

Other: CONVENTIONAL EXERCISE PROGRAM