Clinical trial NCT06796400: Effects of TBE VS GE on Scapular Dyskinesia in Male Cricketers.
Official title: Effects of Theraband Versus General Exercises on Scapular Dyskinesia in Male Cricketers.
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Scapular Dyskinesis
Keywords: Pain Scapular dyskinesia Strength Theraband exercises
Lead sponsor: Riphah International University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2025-01-28
Enrollment: 52
Sex: MALE
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 30
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: We wanted to find the effectiveness between the theraband and general exercises on scapular dyskinesis in male cricket players.

Detailed description: Cricket game is considered a non-contact low-injury risk sport associated to other sports, chronic and acute traumatic injuries are the two common types of injury mechanisms. Theraband exercises are those exercises which are considered as a safe tool which increases the functional ability and muscle strength. Scapular dyskinesis (which is called as sick scapula) as commonly defined as an alteration or deviation in the resting position or during movable position of the scapula during shoulder joint motions. A study reported that Theraband exercises increase the function of the muscles. These muscles participate to the strength of the shoulder girdle, stability and mobility. Theraband exercises are considered to be able increase the proprioception and balance. The prevalence of scapular dyskinesia (74.6%) dominant side scapula turns medially, inferiorly, and also tilts anteriorly as relate to non-dominant side shoulder blade.Scapular dyskinesia has been more determined in healthy individuals but statics has also mentioned that scapular dyskinesia a greater prevalence in overhead (61%) than non-overhead sportspersons (33%). Maximum cricket players complain that they feel discomfort in the scapular region. Because occasionally the scapular dyskinesia causes the discomfort in scapula region and it is due to the muscles weakness of the scapula. It is mostly occur in overhead athletes because of the constant repetitions of the shoulder movement over the head. For intervention purpose in scapular dyskinesia, cricket players maximum concentrate on general exercises instead of theraband exercises because they don't aware about the effectiveness of theraband exercises in this condition and theraband exercises involve using resistance bands of varying strengths to perform specific movements targeting the muscles around the scapula. These exercises could help improve the muscle strength, endurance, and control, which will be essential for stabilizing the scapula and improving its movement patterns while general exercises improve the overall functional movement patterns, which may indirectly benefit scapular dyskinesia by strengthening surrounding muscles and improving overall shoulder mechanics. Despite up to my searched no study has been found about it so this study is designed to find the effectiveness of thera-band exercises on scapular dyskinesia in male cricketers.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* • Scapular dyskinesia type I

  * Only male cricketers.
  * Age from 18 to 30 years old.
  * Training at least 4 times per week and 10 hours weekly training.
  * Male cricket players playing since last one year.

Exclusion Criteria:

* • The history of scapular fracture repair surgery and neck surgery during previous 12 months.

  * The players that are out of practice from 5 weeks.
  * Traumatic history of cervical region and scapula.
  * Serious pathologies regarding shoulder, cervical and scapula.
  * Female cricketers

Primary outcomes:
measure: Hand-held dynamometer
timeFrame: 8 week
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Numeric pain rating scale
timeFrame: 8 week
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Peshawar
country: Pakistan
facility: JI youth cricket academy, peshawar
state: Khyber Pkhtunkhwa
Study officials:
affiliation: nadia.ishtiaq@riphah.edu.pk
name: Nadia Ishtiaq, MS
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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