Prevalence of Scapular Dyskinesia in Cricket Bowlers

Abstract

Background Bowling is an overhead activity which causes a ballistic motion of the body. Scapular Dyskinesia is believed to be more common in cricket bowlers due to their heavy reliance on unilateral upper extremity function. The scapula serves many roles in order for proper shoulder function to occur. Due repetitive overhead activity of cricket bowlers, there are more chances of Scapular Dyskinesia to occur in Cricket Bowlers hence the study was carried out. Objective The purpose of this study was to find out prevalence of Scapular Dyskinesia in Cricket Bowlers. One of the objective of this study was to find out wheather the Scapular Dyskinesia is associated with pain or not while doing throwing movement. Methods 30 male Cricket Bowlers of age group 18 to 35 years with minimum experience of 2 years in bowling were selected to inclusion and exclusion criteria. Consent had taken from Cricket Bowlers prior to study. Scapular Dyskinesia had been evaluated by Scapular Dyskinesia test. Data was collected and was statistically analyzed. Result Out of 30 participants, 3 participants were tested positive for Scapular Dyskinesia. Conclusion The study concludes that the Prevalence of scapular dyskinesis was found in 10% of total participants.