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ArticleBrazilian journal of physical therapy

Prevention of shoulder injuries in overhead athletes: a science-based approach.

Ann M Cools, Fredrik R Johansson, Dorien Borms, Annelies Maenhout

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Article in Brazilian journal of physical therapy. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 4 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 73 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT03476395 completednot on this map

Evaluation of Sport Specific Adaptations and Risk Factors at the Shoulder Joint and Core Stability Among Female Volleyball Players With and Without Overuse Related Shoulder Symptoms

TypeobservationalSponsorZurich University of Applied SciencesRan2017 to 2018Enrolled60ConditionsOveruse Related Shoulder ProblemsArmsshoulder range of motion in IR/ER, strength of the IR/ER muscles and Scapular Dyskinesis Test. Core endurance test.
NCT05064033 naunknown statusnot on this map

Pragmatic Posterior Capsular Stretch Versus Sleeper Stretch in Subject With Shoulder Pathologies: a Randomized Control Trial (RCT)

TypeinterventionalSponsorHelping Hand Institute of Rehabilitation SciencesRan2021 to 2022Enrolled40ConditionsShoulder Impingement, Shoulder Arthritis, Shoulder Injuries, Shoulder CapsulitisArmsPragmatic Set of intervention and posterior capsular stretch, Pragmatic Set of intervention and Sleeper Stretch
NCT06606405 completednot on this map

Serratus Anterior Activation and Its Relationship With Shoulder Rotators in Adolescent Volleyball Players With Scapular Dyskinesia During Plank Exercise

TypeobservationalSponsorBerivan Beril KılıçRan2024 to 2025Enrolled29ConditionsScapular DyskinesisArmsscapular dyskinesis test
NCT06747702 nacompletednot on this map

Effect of Integrated Workouts on Injury Prevention in Overhead Athletes

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity Ramon LlullRan2024 to 2024Enrolled80ConditionsHealthy, Shoulder Impingement Syndrome, Shoulder Injury, Shoulder Pain ChronicArmsInjury prevention workout
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

73 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  4. Soft Tissue Mobilization and Stretching for Shoulder in CrossFitters: A Randomized Pilot Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Ann M CoolsDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Hospital Ghent, Ghent, Belgium.
Fredrik R JohanssonDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Hospital Ghent, Ghent, Belgium.
Dorien BormsDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Hospital Ghent, Ghent, Belgium.
Annelies MaenhoutDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Hospital Ghent, Ghent, Belgium.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The shoulder is at high risk for injury during overhead sports, in particular in throwing or hitting activities, such as baseball, tennis, handball, and volleyball. In order to create a scientific basis for the prevention of recurrent injuries in overhead athletes, four steps need to be undertaken: (1) risk factors for injury and re-injury need to be defined; (2) established risk factors may be used as return-to-play criteria, with cut-off values based on normative databases; (3) these variables need to be measured using reliable, valid assessment tools and procedures; and (4) preventative training programs need to be designed and implemented into the training program of the athlete in order to prevent re-injury. In general, three risk factors have been defined that may form the basis for recommendations for the prevention of recurrent injury and return to play after injury: glenohumeral internal-rotation deficit (GIRD); rotator cuff strength, in particular the strength of the external rotators; and scapular dyskinesis, in particular scapular position and strength.

Indexed as

AthletesAthletic InjuriesBiomechanical PhenomenaHumansMuscle StrengthRotator CuffShoulder InjuriesShoulder Joint

Identifiers

PMID26537804
PMCPMC4647145

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