Therapeutic Effectiveness of Postural Treatment on Youth Swimmers’ Anterior Shoulder Pain—An Interventional Study

The aim of our study was to investigate the effects of a 24-week-long training program on changes in static body posture, as well as the characteristics of anterior shoulder pain in youth swimmers, and the relationship between changes in whole-body posture and the frequency and intensity of anterior...

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Published in:Applied sciences 2024-02, Vol.14 (4), p.1486
Main Authors: Szabó, Dorottya, Kiss, Gabriella, Tékus, Eva, Mayer, Petra, Váczi, Márk, Fekete, Judit Diana, Novográdecz, Gergely, Lázár, István, Gocze, Katalin, Vermes, Csaba, Mintál, Tibor
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Care and treatment
Exercise
Health aspects
Intervention
mobile application
Mobile communications networks
Pain
Photogrammetry
Posture
posture correction
Shoulder
Shoulder pain
Sports injuries
Swimmers
Swimming
Teenagers
Vertebrae
Youth
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Summary:The aim of our study was to investigate the effects of a 24-week-long training program on changes in static body posture, as well as the characteristics of anterior shoulder pain in youth swimmers, and the relationship between changes in whole-body posture and the frequency and intensity of anterior shoulder pain. Competitive young swimmers (n = 54, 13.9 ± 1.79 years) were divided into experimental group and control group and both groups performed their usual swimming training. In addition, the experimental group performed a 24-week-long whole-body posture correction program. Before and after the implemented training, whole-body posture was analyzed using the PostureScreen (version 13.7) mobile application, and subjective intensity of pain was determined using the swimmer’s functional pain scale. Significant changes were found between the two groups in numerous measured postural parameters. A significant reduction in the prevalence of shoulder pain and score of the pain scale was observed after the posture correction program in the experimental group. Our results may imply that more optimal biomechanical conditions may indirectly reduce the incidence of swimmer’s shoulder in terms of prevention. Analysis and monitoring of body posture of swimmers using an on-field mobile application continuously, and the application of preventive training programs, may help to avoid developing injuries.
ISSN:2076-3417
2076-3417
DOI:10.3390/app14041486