Upper Extremity Asymmetries in Overhead Athletes

Pamukkale University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Performance; Extremity Asymmetries; Injury;Sports

Treatments: Other: Assessment of overhead athletes

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06302114

Tubitak

Details and patient eligibility

About

Although overhead sports have different characteristics, the movements in the shoulder and upper extremity are similar. These sports may involve a combination of symmetrical, asymmetrical, bilateral and unilateral movements. In sports involving asymmetric movements, biomechanical changes are observed in that area due to the use of the dominant extremity. One of the reliable methods to reveal the stress effects caused by biomechanical stresses is to determine limb asymmetries. Considering the literature, limb asymmetries may be related to injury and performance.

Enrollment: 58 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 15+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 15 years and older
• Attending regular sports training and competitions

Exclusion criteria

• Acute injury during tests

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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58 participants in 1 patient group

Athletes in overhead sports

Experimental group

Description:

15 years and older elite overhead athletes (swim, tennis, basketball,volleyball) were included in the study.

Treatment:

Other: Assessment of overhead athletes