Abstract
Background & Objectives: To compare the mean percentage improvement in coordination, strength and disability in overhead throw athletes with partial thickness tear of the rotator cuff following plyometric training in different phases of rehabilitation. Methods: a total of 30 male overhead throwers suffering from partial thickness tear of the rotator cuff injury, on the basis of inclusion criteria were taken in the study. A full description of the study, including the selection process was explained to each patient. Documented consent was obtained from each patient. Group 1 consisted of athletes with history of rotator cuff injury one and half year back and group 2 included athletes with rotator cuff injury three months back. Coordination , strength and disability were assessed pre and post plyometric training for a period of three weeks and the mean percentage of improvement were compared in both the group following plyometric training. Results: intragroup analysis showed a significant improvement in coordination, strength with the level of significance (p<0.05). Discussion & Conclusion: group 1 showed an improvement in the mean percentage in coordination, the strength of supraspinatus muscle, and bench press when compared to the group 2. While the group2 showed an improvement in mean percentage in the strength of the subscapularis, teres minor muscle and infraspinatus muscle when compared with the group 1.
Highlights
Prevalence of rotator cuff tear an accurate incidence of partial thickness rotator cuff tears is unknown [1]
A total of 30 male overhead throwers suffering from partial thickness tear of the rotator cuff injury, on the basis of inclusion criteria were taken in the study
Our current study focused on post rotator cuff injured athletes, we used proper guidelines in terms of the sets, repetitions and rest period, and though we worked on a low intensity programme, keeping the reoccurrence of injury in mind, we used a medicine ball of 2lb gradually increasing the distance of throw significant improvement in the strength of the internal rotators were seen
Summary
An accurate incidence of partial thickness rotator cuff tears is unknown [1]. In the younger population (approximately 18-35 years), the patient most commonly is an overhead athlete involved in sports such a swimming, tennis, baseball, football, or javelin throwing. In overhead sports such as volleyball, baseball or tennis shoulder problems are very common [1,2,3]. A quick stretch stimulus to the muscle spindle reflex produces a contraction of extrafusal muscle fiber in the agonist and synergist muscles [4]. This reflex is very rapid (0.3 to 0.5milli seconds). Copyright © Anu bangal power training, neural adaptations usually occur when athletes respond or react as a result of improved coordination between the CNS signal and proprioceptive feedback [4]
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