Effects of a training protocol for the prevention of shoulder overuse syndrome in wheelchair rugby athletes: a pilot study

P.E. Ferrara; G. Ferriero; V. Palmieri; S. Codazza; D.M. Gatto; P. Zordan; G. Stefinlongo; A.De Sire; G. Ronconi

doi:10.54517/jbrha4485

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Effects of a training protocol for the prevention of shoulder overuse syndrome in wheelchair rugby athletes: a pilot study

P.E. Ferrara, G. Ferriero, V. Palmieri, S. Codazza, D.M. Gatto, P. Zordan, G. Stefinlongo, A.De Sire, G. Ronconi

Article ID: 4485
Vol 35, Issue 6, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.54517/jbrha4485

Received: 8 January 2022; Accepted: 8 January 2022; Available online: 8 January 2022; Issue release: 8 January 2022

Abstract

The growing popularity of paralympic sports and the improvement of infrastructure accessibility hasled to an increase of disabled people regularly practicing sports. However, besides the beneficial effects ofphysical activity, these athletes have a higher risk of upper limb musculoskeletal overuse disorders. Despitethis, the literature is still inconclusive about shoulder overuse injury etiology and prevention strategies.Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the effect of a training protocol to prevent shoulder overuse syn-drome in wheelchair rugby (WR) athletes. A total of 12 athletes, affected by tetraplegia (50%), paraplegia(26%), paraparesis due to cerebral palsy (8%), transfemoral amputation (8%), and osteogenesis imper-fecta (8%) were evaluated at baseline (T0) and after 4 weeks (T1) of a self-administrated exercise program.In addition, each subject underwent a dynamometric test of the biceps brachii, deltoid and pectoralis mu-scles. A significant increase of dynamometric values was evident at T1 in all tested muscles

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rehabilitation;wheelchair rugby;shoulder overuse

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