Effect of Preventive Exercise Programs for Swimmer's Shoulder Injury on Rotator Cuff Torque and Balance in Competitive Swimmers: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Over the season, competitive swimmers experience a progressive imbalance in rotator cuff strength, predisposing them to a significant risk factor for a swimmer's shoulder injury.

Objectives

Verify the effectiveness of two 12-week preventive programs on the shoulder rotators' peak torque and conventional/functional ratios.

Design

A care provider- and participant-blinded, parallel, randomized controlled trial with three groups.

Participants

Competitive swimmers aged 16 to 35 years with no prior clinical issues related to their shoulders.

Interventions

Twice a week, over 12 weeks, the two experimental groups performed five exercises where the only difference was executing the program with weights or elastic bands, and the control group performed

SUBMITTER: Tavares N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11899141 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature