Studies in Sport Medicine

Comparison of the effect of 8 week taping and selected therapeutic exercises on range of motion, proprioception and pain in gymnasts with shoulder impingement syndrome

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Assistant professor of Department of Sports Injury and Corrective Exercises, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Hakim Sabzevari University, Sabzevar, Iran

2 Assistant professor of Department of physical education and sport science, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

3 MSc of physical education and sport science

Abstract
Introduction: The aim of the present study was to comparison the effect of 8-week taping and selected therapeutic exercises on range of motion, proprioception and pain in gymnasts with shoulder impingement syndrome.
Materials and Methods: 15 patients were randomly assigned in taping group, 15 patients in therapeutic exercises group and 15 patients in control group. Patients in therapeutic exercises group received training sessions, for 8 weeks. Range of motion, proprioception and pain were measured with an Electrogoniometer, Biodex isokinetic dynamometer and visual analog scale, respectively.
Results: The results showed significant differences between the two experimental groups than control group for all outcome measures after the intervention. Therapeutic exercises group showed significantly larger improvement in range of motion than taping group.
Conclusion: According to research findings, therapeutic exercises cloud be more effective than taping in gymnasts with shoulder impingement syndrome.

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Studies in Sport Medicine
Volume 11, Issue 26
August 2021
Pages 127-146

  • Receive Date 16 February 2020
  • Revise Date 12 December 2020
  • Accept Date 27 December 2020

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