Soft Tissue Mobilization and Stretching for Shoulder in CrossFitters: A Randomized Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT: The shoulder in CrossFit should have a balance between mobility and stability. Glenohumeral internal rotation deficit and posterior shoulder stiffness are risk factors for overhead shoulder injury. To determine the effectiveness of instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization and horizontal adduction stretch in CrossFit practitioners' shoulders. Twenty-one regular CrossFitters were allocated to experimental (stretching with isometric contraction and instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization) or control groups (instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization). Each session lasted 5 min, 2 days a week, over a period of 4 weeks. Shoulder internal rotation and horizontal adduction (digital inclinometer), as well as posterior shoulder stretch perception (Park scale), were evaluated. Shapiro-Wil

SUBMITTER: Jusdado-Garcia M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7826662 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature