Department of Physical Therapy Faculty Articles
Effect of Scapular Stabilization During Horizontal Adduction Stretching on Passive Internal Rotation and Posterior Shoulder Tightness in Young Women Volleyball Athletes: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Publication Title
Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
Publisher
W.B. Saunders
ISSN
1532-821X
Publication Date
2-1-2015
Keywords
Adolescent, Female, Humans, Muscle Stretching Exercises, Range of Motion, Articular, Rotation, Scapula, Shoulder Joint, Single-Blind Method, Volleyball
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of scapular stabilization during horizontal adduction stretching (cross-body) on posterior shoulder tightness (PST) and passive internal rotation (IR).
DESIGN: Randomized controlled trial with single blinding.
SETTING: Athletic club.
PARTICIPANTS: Asymptomatic volleyball players who are women with glenohumeral internal rotation deficit (N=60).
INTERVENTIONS: Subjects were randomly assigned to either horizontal adduction stretching with manual scapular stabilization (n=30) or horizontal adduction stretching without stabilization (n=30). Passive stretching was performed for 3- to 30-second holds in both groups.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Range of motion measurements of PST and IR were performed on the athlete's dominant shoulder prior to and immediately after the intervention.
RESULTS: Baseline mean angular measurements of PST and IR for all athletes involved in the study were 62°±14° and 40°±10°, respectively, with no significant difference between groups (P=.598 and P=.734, respectively). Mean PST measurements were significantly different between groups after the horizontal adduction stretch, with a mean angle of 83°±17° among the scapular stabilization group and 65°±13° among the nonstabilization group (P
CONCLUSIONS: Horizontal adduction stretches performed with scapular stabilization produced significantly greater improvements in IR and PST than horizontal adduction stretching without scapular stabilization.
DOI
10.1016/j.apmr.2014.09.038
Volume
96
Issue
2
First Page
349
Last Page
356
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
NSUWorks Citation
Salamh, Paul A; Kolber, Morey J; and Hanney, William J, "Effect of Scapular Stabilization During Horizontal Adduction Stretching on Passive Internal Rotation and Posterior Shoulder Tightness in Young Women Volleyball Athletes: A Randomized Controlled Trial" (2015). Department of Physical Therapy Faculty Articles. 128.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hpd_pt_facarticles/128
