Effect of Thrower's Ten Exercises on Flick Movement Kinematics in Underwater Hockey
Condition: Hockey
Study type: Interventional

Summary: 
      Underwater hockey is a team game which is played at the bottom of the swimming pool with
      palettes, a mask, a snorkel, earmuffs, a stick, and a puck. The aim of the game is for one of
      the teams to try to score goals to the goalpost of the other by using a flicking movement.
      The players can drag the puck, being a kind of ball, or pass it to a teammate to reach the
      opponent's goalpost. The puck is passed by way of pushing or flicking.

      The Thrower's Ten exercises are used for such sports branches, which involve the upper
      extremity and particularly the overhead activity and throwing, in order to ensure
      coordination, proprioception, balance and symmetry in the double upper extremity. The
      Thrower's Ten exercises are comprised of special exercises selected for the improvement of
      the flexibility, strength and endurance of the major muscles that are frequently used for
      throwing and overhead activity such as deltoid muscles, supraspinatus muscles, latissimus
      dorsi, biceps, triceps and wrist extensors. The Thrower's Ten exercises are an exercise
      program that focuses on the scapular muscles, particularly on posterior rotator cuff muscles
      in order to ensure the balance of the anterior and the posterior shoulder muscles.

      The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of The Thrower's Ten exercise program on the
      flicking movements in underwater hockey players.
    

Detailed description: 
      Underwater hockey is a team game which is played at the bottom of the swimming pool with
      palettes, a mask, a snorkel, earmuffs, a stick, and a puck. The aim of the game is for one of
      the teams to try to score goals to the goalpost of the other by using a flicking movement.
      The players can drag the puck, being a kind of ball, or pass it to a teammate to reach the
      opponent's goalpost. The puck is passed by way of pushing or flicking.

      The Thrower's Ten exercises are used for such sports branches, which involve the upper
      extremity and particularly the overhead activity and throwing, in order to ensure
      coordination, proprioception, balance and symmetry in the double upper extremity. The
      Thrower's Ten exercises are comprised of special exercises selected for the improvement of
      the flexibility, strength and endurance of the major muscles that are frequently used for
      throwing and overhead activity such as deltoid muscles, supraspinatus muscles, latissimus
      dorsi, biceps, triceps and wrist extensors. The Thrower's Ten exercises are an exercise
      program that focuses on the scapular muscles, particularly on posterior rotator cuff muscles
      in order to ensure the balance of the anterior and the posterior shoulder muscles.

      The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of The Thrower's Ten exercise program on the
      flicking movements in underwater hockey players.
    

Intervention name(s): Thrower's Ten Exercise Group
Intervention type(s): Other
Intervention description(s): the athletes were subjected to "Thrower's Ten" exercise program under the supervision of the same physiotherapist 3 days a week for a period of 6 weeks in addition to their routine practice programs.
Intervention model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary purpose: Treatment
Keywords: underwater hockey; kinematics; throwers ten exercise