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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
23 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2017-05-23
2017-05-23
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Background:
Glenohumeral Internal Rotational Deficit (GIRD) is a well-documented finding in throwing athletes.
Hypothesis/Purpose:
The purpose of this study is to investigate if stretching the contralateral sacroiliac (SI) joint improves GIRD in baseball players. Additionally, the effect of the SI joint stretch will be compared to that of the classically described sleeper stretch.
Study Design:
Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
Methods:
With the athlete supine and arm abducted 90o, internal rotation of both shoulders was measured in 23 minor league baseball players.
Next, each player randomly was assigned to either a control (sleeper stretch of dominant shoulder) or experimental (stretch of the SI joint contralateral to the dominant shoulder) group supervised by a certified athletic trainer. The players performed their own stretches.
Finally, the initial two investigators, unaware of to which group the player was assigned, re-measured the end-range internal rotation of each athlete's dominant shoulder.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
SINGLE_GROUP
TREATMENT
TRIPLE
Study Groups
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Sleeper stretch group
A certified athletic trainer supervised and observed the athlete as he performed the sleeper stretch on his dominant shoulder.
Sleeper Stretch
Internal Range of motion of dominant shoulder
Opposite SI joint Stretch
A certified athletic trainer supervised and observed the athlete as he performed the SI joint stretch opposite his dominant shoulder.
Opposite SI joint Stretch
Internal range of motion of dominant shoulder
Interventions
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Sleeper Stretch
Internal Range of motion of dominant shoulder
Opposite SI joint Stretch
Internal range of motion of dominant shoulder
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
23 Years
25 Years
MALE
No
Sponsors
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Romano Orthopaedic Center
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Victor Romano, MD
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Principal Investigators
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Victor Romano
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Romano Orthopaedic Center
Locations
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Romano Orthopaedic Center
Oak Park, Illinois, United States
Countries
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References
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Burkhart SS, Morgan CD, Kibler WB. The disabled throwing shoulder: spectrum of pathology Part I: pathoanatomy and biomechanics. Arthroscopy. 2003 Apr;19(4):404-20. doi: 10.1053/jars.2003.50128.
Bigliani LU, Codd TP, Connor PM, Levine WN, Littlefield MA, Hershon SJ. Shoulder motion and laxity in the professional baseball player. Am J Sports Med. 1997 Sep-Oct;25(5):609-13. doi: 10.1177/036354659702500504.
Other Identifiers
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IRB#2017-087
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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