Document Type

Thesis - NSU Access Only

Title

Relationship Between Training Programs and Shoulder Injuries in Master's Swimmers

Authors

Susan Wyatt, Nova Southeastern University

Degree Name

Master of Physical Therapy (MPT)

Copyright Statement

All rights reserved. This publication is intended for use solely by faculty, students, and staff of Nova Southeastern University. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, now known or later developed, including but not limited to photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the author or the publisher.

Department

College of Health Care Sciences - Physical Therapy Department

Publication Date / Copyright Date

1998

Publisher

Nova Southeastern University

NSUWorks Citation

Susan Wyatt. 1998. Relationship Between Training Programs and Shoulder Injuries in Master's Swimmers. Master's thesis. Nova Southeastern University. Retrieved from NSUWorks, College of Health Care Sciences - Physical Therapy Department. (145)
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hpd_pt_stuetd/145.

Abstract

Purpose: To identify training programs that have an effect on interfering shoulder pain (ISP) in master's swimmers. Incidence of ISP was also examined.

Subjects: 261 out of 665 master's level swimmers responded. Ten were omitted, yielding a total of 251 responses.

Methodology: A survey containing questions regarding demographic information, training activities and parameters, and incidence of ISP was administered to participants at the 1997 Master's National Long Course Swimming Championships.

Results: Data was analyzed using chi-square, and Pearson-product moment and point biserial correlations. 37% of subjects reported ISP within the past year, 67% reported ISP at some point during their swimming career. Freestyle was the stroke most frequently utilized for workouts, while the percentage of those that swam backstroke, and incurred ISP, was highest for all four strokes. No significant correlation was found between stretching and ISP, however a trend was for those who stretched to report ISP.

Conclusion: Swimmers should be screened prior to development of a training program for joint flexibility, with avoidance of backstroke as the primary training stroke.

Disciplines

Physical Therapy