ArticleBrazilian journal of physical therapy
Shoulder pain in adolescent athletes: prevalence, associated factors and its influence on upper limb function.
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Comparative Effects of Two Procedures for the Management of Posterior Shoulder Tightness
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 64 citations in OpenAlex.
- Efficacy of mobilization with movement in chronic shoulder pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled trials.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Pooled it
- No relationship between the acromiohumeral distance and pain in adults with subacromial pain syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2020Pooled it
- Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Version of the Elbow Self-Assessment Score in Patients with Elbow Disorders.Journal of clinical practice and research · 2024Article
- Towards in-field assessment of humeral and scapular kinematics: a comparison between laboratory and field settings using inertial sensors.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2024Article
- Musculoskeletal, Functional and Performance Impairment in Female Overhead Athletes with a Previous Shoulder Injury.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Prevalence of Orthopedic Pains in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Anesthesiology and pain medicine · 2023Article
- Musculoskeletal pains among amateur and professional athletes of five disciplines in Senegal: a preliminary study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- Prevalence of Shoulder and Elbow Overuse Injuries Among Competitive Overhead Youth Athletes in Singapore.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2023Article
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- Function, strength, and muscle activation of the shoulder complex in Crossfit practitioners with and without pain: a cross-sectional observational study.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2022Observational
- Multicomponent stretching and rubber band strengthening exercises do not reduce overuse shoulder injuries: a cluster randomised controlled trial with 579 handball athletes.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2022Article
- Body Builder's Shoulder: Posterior Labrum Periosteal Sleeve Avulsion (POLPSA) and Glenoid Posterior Rim Stress Fracture due to Intense Bench Pressing.Case reports in orthopedics · 2022Article
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- Assessment and classification of peripheral pain in athletes: a scoping review protocol.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2021Article
- Seated Single-Arm Shot-Put Test to Measure the Functional Performance of the Upper Limbs in Exercise Practitioners With Chronic Shoulder Pain: A Reliability Study.Journal of chiropractic medicine · 2020Article
- Decreased external rotation strength is a risk factor for overuse shoulder injury in youth elite handball athletes.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2020Article
- The throwing shoulder in youth elite handball: soft-tissue adaptations but not humeral retrotorsion differ between the two sexes.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2019Article
- No Pain, No Gain? Prevalence, Location, Context, and Coping Strategies with Regard to Pain Among Young German Elite Basketball Players.Journal of human kinetics · 2019Article
- [Playing hurt: dealing with joint pain in adolescent elite athletes].Schmerz (Berlin, Germany) · 2019Article
- [Joint pain and consumption of analgesics among young elite athletes : Nationwide data from youth basketball].Schmerz (Berlin, Germany) · 2019Review
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Abstract
backgroundSports that require the constant use of an upper limb demand the maximum kinetic chain efficiency in this segment. Immaturity of the musculoskeletal system, followed by failure in motor skills can expose adolescents to major reports of pain complaints, particularly for the shoulder.
objectiveTo evaluate the prevalence of shoulder pain in adolescent athletes and identify possible factors associated with the complaint.
methodA total of 310 athletes, of both sexes and aged between 10 and 19 years old participated on this study. The subjects filled out a questionnaire with personal, sports and upper limb function (Quick-DASH) questions. We evaluated the height, body mass, shoulder rotation range and stability of the upper limb using the CKCUES-test. The association between pain and the variables was analyzed using multilevel modeling logistic regression. We used the Mann-Whitney test for comparing between pain and function.
resultsThe prevalence of shoulder pain was 43.5%. Athletes between 15 and 19 years, handball and judo practitioners, are 1.86, 2.14 and 3.07 more likely to report shoulder pain, respectively, when compared with other sports and ages. Shoulder pain reduced function scores (p<0.001) and increased changes in the range of motion (p<0.04).
conclusionShoulder pain is highly prevalent and is associated especially with older adolescent athletes of handball and judo, and affects the levels of function and the range of the shoulder.
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