Document Type : Research Paper
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Professor, Department of Sport Injuries and Corrective Exercises, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
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Department of Sports Injury and Corrective Exercises, Faculty of Sports Sciences, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.
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Assistant professor, Faculty of Sports Sciences, University of Karbala, Karbala, Iraq
10.22084/rsr.2024.28819.1724
Abstract
Background and Aim: Among shoulder injuries, shoulder impingement syndrome is known as the most common injury, and it causes pain and limits the shoulder’s function. The aim of this research was to study the effect of 8 weeks of slide board exercises on pain, shoulder joint function, and quality of life in male swimmers with shoulder impingement syndrome.
Methods: The current research is semi-experimental and applied. The statistical population of this research includes male swimmers with shoulder impingement syndrome (male swimmers in the age range of 19 to 31 years). Based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria, samples from the research, 30 eligible athletes were selected purposefully and randomly divided into two groups: of slide board exercise group (15 people) and a control group (15 people). Before and after the training period, motor performance, pain, balance, muscle strength, ROM of the shoulder joint, and the level of quality of life the subjects were measured respectively by CKCUEST for upper limb, VAS, the sit-to-stand Y balance test, digital dynamometer, and goniometer. and the SF-36 quality of life questionnaire was evaluated. Subjects of the experimental group performed slide board exercises for eight weeks, three sessions a week, each session lasting 30 -50 minutes. ANOVA for repeated measures was used for data analysis(P<0.05).
Results: The research results showed that slide board exercises on pain (P≤0.05), functional stability of the shoulder joint (P≤0.05), upper limb function (P≤0.05), internal (P≤0.05) and external rotator (P≤0.05) arm strength muscle, ROM of internal(P≤0.05) and external (P≤0.05) rotation of arm and quality of life (P≤0.05) had a significant effect.
Conclusion: Based on the effect of slide board exercises on the measured variables, the use of these exercises in the rehabilitation of patients with shoulder impingement syndrome is suggested in the mentioned factors.
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