The Effectiveness of Neuromuscular Training-Based Exercise Program

Sports Physical Therapy Clinical Trial

Official title: The Effectiveness of Neuromuscular Training-Based Exercise Program Among Overhead Athletes With Shoulder Pain

Status Active, not recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

This randomised controlled study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a neuromuscular training-based exercise program on pain, function, risk factors specific to shoulder injuries and performance in overhead athletes with shoulder pain.

The main hypothesis is;

H0: There is no difference between the "Thrower's Ten" exercise program and the neuromuscular training-based exercise program applied to overhead athletes with shoulder pain, on pain, function, risk factors specific to shoulder injuries, and performance.

H1: The effects of a neuromuscular training-based exercise program on pain, function, risk factors specific to shoulder injuries and performance in overhead athletes with shoulder pain are superior to the effects of "Thrower's Ten" exercise program

Clinical Trial Description

Overhead athletes with shoulder pain who met the inclusion criteria applied to Yeditepe University Hospital Orthopedics and Traumatology Clinic for a randomized controlled study will be included to demonstrate the effectiveness of a neuromuscular training-based exercise program in overhead athletes with shoulder pain.

Athletes will be included in two different exercise programs (Thrower's Ten and Neuromuscular Training Based groups) by simple randomization.

Athletes evaluated by the orthopaedic surgeon will be included in the study if willing to participate in the rehabilitation program. The treatment program to be applied, hands-off treatment, was determined as exercise therapy. In our study, the athletes participating in the Neuromuscular Training-Based Exercise Program (Group 1) and the ''Thrower's Ten'' Exercise Program (Group 2) will participate in 24 physiotherapy sessions, three days a week, for eight weeks.

Before starting the treatment program, the participants' sociodemographic characteristics, comorbidities, dominant sides, sports histories, training routine (frequency/week, duration, etc.), and previous injury histories will be questioned with a structured evaluation form. Before randomization, a clinical examination for shoulder pain will be done by the orthopaedic surgeon. Pain intensity, pressure pain threshold, muscle tone, shoulder functional status, risk factors specific to shoulder injuries, sportive performance and kinesiophobia will be evaluated before treatment, at the end of the eight-week exercise program, ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Pain, Shoulder
• Shoulder Pain
• Sports Physical Therapy

• NCT number: NCT06385743
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Yeditepe University
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: April 17, 2023
• Completion date: December 30, 2024