Injury prevention program for the improvement of shoulder health in young triathletes

Abstract:

The onset of overuse injuries of the shoulder joint complex in the discipline of swimming in young triathletes prompts the need to deepen the study of effective methods for the prevention of such injuries. Objective: To analyze the effectiveness of an intervention program designed for the prevention of injuries of the shoulder joint complex in the discipline of swimming in young triathletes. Methods: 26 youngsters (aged 8-17 years) were randomly assigned to an Intervention Group (GI, n = 17), and a Control Group (GC, n = 9). The health of the shoulder joint complex was evaluated before and after an intervention program (four weeks duration: 2-sessions / 30-minutes / week), using the following tests: (1) Forward head angle test, Forward shoulder translation test, (2) Rotation Glenohumeral internal and external test, (3) Oppression during horizontal abduction of shoulder test, (4) Pectoral minor length test. An intra-subject and an inter-subject analyses were used to analyze significant differences (p <.05) in the study variables, before and after the intervention program. Results: After the intervention program, significant improvements in GI were observed compared to the CG in the variables: head advancement angle (p<.001), internal rotation of the dominant shoulder (p=.002), external rotation of the dominant shoulder (p=.046), internal rotation of the shoulder (p=.002), horizontal abduction of the shoulder (p=.003), right pectoral length (p<.001) and left pectoral length (p=.001). Conclusion: A 4-week (2-session / 30-minutes / week) intervention program designed for the prevention of shoulder injuries was effective in improving shoulder health in young triathletes.

Año de publicación:

2019

Keywords:

• Join
• Young
• Triathlon
• shoulder
• Swimming
• Injuries
• prevention

Fuente:

scopus