Effectiveness of Sleeper and Cross Body Stretches and Muscle Energy Techniques for Periarthritis Shoulder: Comparative Study

Abstract

Background: Periarthritis of shoulder typically is referred to as the spontaneous onset of gradually progressiveshoulder pain and severe limitation of movement. Recently Sleeper stretch and Cross body stretch are used tostretch the posterior shoulder tightness to improve internal rotation range of motion and they prove effective inimproving internal rotation range of motion of shoulder joint in posterior capsular tightness.Aim & objectives of the study: To compare the effect of sleeper and cross body stretch versus muscle energytechniques in subjects with Periarthritis of shoulder.Data analysis and results: Data analysis and result of this study shows that there was statistically significantimprovement in the variable of pain in VAS and Shoulder Abduction ROM in pre post analysis of data afterthe intervention of Sleeper, cross body stretches in control group and Muscle Energy Techniques (MET) afterintervention in both groups. After intervention of treatment, the experimental group is showing statistically betterimprovement in reduction of Pain in VAS but not Shoulder Abduction ROM when compared to control group.Conclusion: It was concluded that both sleeper, cross body stretches of shoulder and Muscle Energy Techniquesfor Shoulder have statistically significant better reduction in Pain in VAS and Shoulder Abduction ROM in thetreatment of Periarthritis, whereas Muscle Energy Techniques have statistically slightly better results of painreduction and range increase in Periarthritis shoulder ROM when compared to sleeper and cross body stretchesof shoulder.