Musculoskeletal, Functional and Performance Impairment in Female Overhead Athletes with a Previous Shoulder Injury
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Setting
2.3. Participants
2.4. Procedures
2.5. Variables Measures
2.5.1. Muscular Impairment
2.5.2. Stability of the Shoulder
2.5.3. Strength
2.5.4. Scapular Dyskinesia
2.5.5. Functionality
2.5.6. Sports Performance
2.6. Statical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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With a History of Shoulder Injury (n = 25) | Without a History of Shoulder Injury (n = 25) | p Value | |
---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 20.4 ± 1.9 | 18.8 ± 1.2 | 0.061 |
Dominant side (%) | |||
Right | 83.9 | 88.9 | 0.40 |
Left | 16.1 | 11.1 |
Variables | With a History of Shoulder Injury (n = 25) | Without a History of Shoulder Injury (n = 25) | p Value |
---|---|---|---|
Active TrPs (%) | |||
TrPs supraspinatus | 24.3 | 0 | ≤0.001 ** |
TrPs subscapularis | 21.3 | 0 | ≤0.001 ** |
TrPs infraspinatus | 27.3 | 11.1 | ≤0.003 * |
YBT-UQ (cm) | 52.3 ± 8.9 | 59.8 ± 7.3 | 0.039 * |
SMBT (m) | 3.1 ± 0.5 | 4.1 ± 1.7 | 0.046 * |
Dyskinesia (%) | 66.7 | 44.4 | 0.048 * |
DASH | 7.0 ± 3.7 | 4.7 ± 4.3 | 0.046 * |
KJOC | 85.3 ± 8.4 | 91.6 ± 7.8 | 0.004 * |
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Alonso-Muñoz, M.B.; Calvache-Mateo, A.; Martín-Núñez, J.; López-López, L.; Navas-Otero, A.; Heredia-Ciuró, A.; Valenza, M.C. Musculoskeletal, Functional and Performance Impairment in Female Overhead Athletes with a Previous Shoulder Injury. Healthcare 2024, 12, 21. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12010021
Alonso-Muñoz MB, Calvache-Mateo A, Martín-Núñez J, López-López L, Navas-Otero A, Heredia-Ciuró A, Valenza MC. Musculoskeletal, Functional and Performance Impairment in Female Overhead Athletes with a Previous Shoulder Injury. Healthcare. 2024; 12(1):21. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12010021
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlonso-Muñoz, María Belén, Andrés Calvache-Mateo, Javier Martín-Núñez, Laura López-López, Alba Navas-Otero, Alejandro Heredia-Ciuró, and Marie Carmen Valenza. 2024. "Musculoskeletal, Functional and Performance Impairment in Female Overhead Athletes with a Previous Shoulder Injury" Healthcare 12, no. 1: 21. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12010021
APA StyleAlonso-Muñoz, M. B., Calvache-Mateo, A., Martín-Núñez, J., López-López, L., Navas-Otero, A., Heredia-Ciuró, A., & Valenza, M. C. (2024). Musculoskeletal, Functional and Performance Impairment in Female Overhead Athletes with a Previous Shoulder Injury. Healthcare, 12(1), 21. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12010021