The effect of functional fatigue program on shoulders’ proprioception among active swimmers

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Background and aim: The decrease in proprioception is one of the main risk factors. The aim of this study was to investigate, the effect of functional fatigue program on shoulders’ proprioception among active swimmers.
Methods: Twenty four swimmers 18.33 ± 3.49 years among active swimmers of Kerman city objectively were selected. After performed functional fatigue program, shoulder proprioception by digital camera recorded and AutoCAD software was used for analysis.  Pair t-test was used for analysis (p>0.05).
Results: The proprioception error significantly increased from pre- to post-test by 2.37% at 45⁰ shoulder outward rotation (p=0.001). Furthermore, The proprioception error significantly increased from pre- to post-test by 2.80% at 80⁰ shoulder outward rotation (p=0.001).
Conclusion: In brief, fatigue increased proprioception error in 45⁰ and 80⁰ shoulder outward rotation angles and this may be caused shoulder injuries among swimmers. It is suggested that swimmers and coaches must be attention to this issue and decreased intensity of exercise after fatigue.

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Journal for Research in Sport Rehabilitation
Volume 3, Issue 6
May 2016
Pages 31-37

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