Shoulder Muscle Imbalance as a Risk for Shoulder Injury in Elite Adolescent Badminton Players (BADIRMS)

Caen University Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Shoulder Injuries; Sport Injury

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04361539

BADIRMS

Details and patient eligibility

About

Background: To assess the impact of pre-season clinical measures and rotator muscles strength on the risk of significant shoulder injury (SSI) in elite adolescent badminton players Design: Prospective cohort study Participants: Nine elite adolescents badminton players were included and followed from September 2018 to May 2019.

Independent variables: A pre-season visit consisted in clinical and isokinetic shoulder strength testing. Isokinetic internal and external rotator shoulder muscles strength was tested at 60, 120 and 240°/s. Conventional and functional (eccentric-to-concentric) ratios (FR) were calculated. SSI collection was performed by an experienced sport physician.

Enrollment: 9 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All the elite adolescent badminton players from a high-level club.

Exclusion criteria

• Players who had SSI in the 3 months prior to the isokinetic test or had shoulder surgery

Trial design

9 participants in 1 patient group

Elite adolescent badminton players

Description:

The population was all the elite adolescent badminton players from a high-level club. We excluded players who had SSI in the 3 months prior to the isokinetic test or had shoulder surgery. They were included and followed from September 2018 to May 2019.