Acute effect of shoulder anterior and posterior capsule Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation stretching exercises on ball-throwing speed

Abstract

Purpose: In this study, the acute effect of hold-relax Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) stretching method performed at shoulder anterior and posterior capsule on ball throw speed, shoulder range of motion (ROM), and muscle strength was investigated.

Methods: Twenty-eight healthy males with an average age of 22.39±1.49 years were included voluntarily to the study. The participants were randomly assigned to two groups, namely anterior hold-relax PNF (na=15) and posterior hold-relax PNF stretching group (np=13). After obtaining demographic information, shoulder range of motion (ROM), shoulder muscle strength, and ball-throwing speed were tested using a standard goniometer, a hand dynamometer, and Sports Radar Gun 3500 device, respectively. All tests were repeated after hold-relax PNF anterior and posterior capsule stretching exercises (3 repetitions, 3 seconds isometric-holds/relaxing) were performed.

Results: In anterior capsule stretching group, an increase in ball-throwing speed, shoulder flexion, abduction and external rotation ROM was observed through within-group analyses with a significant decrease in muscular strength of external rotation (p<0.05). In posterior capsule stretching group, a significant increase was observed only at shoulder flexion, abduction, and internal rotation ROM (p<0.05), while no significant difference in parameters was observed between the two groups (p>0.05).

Conclusion: In this study, it has been found that anterior capsule stretching exercises performed through hold-relax PNF method has a positive effect on throwing-speed. Stretching of the anterior capsule of the shoulder before training or games may positively affect the performance.

Keywords

• Capsule
• Performance
• Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) Stretching

Omuzda anterior ve posterior kapsül propriyoseptif nöromusküler fasilitasyon germe egzersizlerinin top fırlatma hızına akut etkisi

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmada, propriyoseptif nöromusküler fasilitasyon (PNF) tut-gevşe yöntemiyle omuzda anterior ve posterior kapsül germe egzersizlerinin top fırlatma hızı, omuz eklem hareket açıklığı (EHA) ve kas kuvveti üzerine olan akut etkisi araştırıldı. 

Yöntem: Yaş ortalaması 22,39±1,49 yıl olan 28 sağlıklı erkek gönüllü olarak çalışmaya dahil edildi. Ön-son test yönteminin uygulandığı çalışmada bireyler randomize olarak anterior (na=15) ve posterior tut-gevşe PNF germe grubu (np=13) olarak iki gruba ayrıldı. Demografik bilgileri alındıktan sonra, standart gonyometre ile omuz EHA’sı, el dinamometresi ile omuz kas kuvveti ve Sports Radar Gun 3500 cihazı ile top fırlatma hızı ölçüldü. Tut-gevşe PNF anterior ve posterior kapsül germe egzersizleri [3 tekrarlı, 3 saniye (sn) tut-izometrik, 3 sn gevşe] yapıldıktan sonra tüm testler tekrar edildi.

Bulgular: Anterior kapsül germe grubunda grup içi analizlerde top fırlatma hızında ve omuz fleksiyon, abduksiyon ve dış rotasyon EHA’sında artış, omuz dış rotasyon kas kuvvetinde ise anlamlı bir azalma görüldü (p<0,05). Posterior kapsül germe grubunda ise, omuz fleksiyon, abduksiyon ve iç rotasyon EHA’sında anlamlı bir artış görüldü (p<0,05). İki grup arasında hiçbir parametrede anlamlı fark olmadığı bulundu (p>0,05).

Sonuç: Bu çalışmada, PNF tut-gevşe yöntemi ile yapılan anterior kapsül germe egzersizlerinin fırlatma hızını olumlu yönde etkilediği bulundu. Fırlatma hızının önemli olduğu spor branşlarında antrenman ya da maç öncesi PNF yöntemi ile yapılan omuz anterior kapsül germesi performansı olumlu yönde etkileyebilir.

Keywords

• Kapsül
• Performans
• Propriyoseptif Nöromüsküler Fasilitasyon (PNF) Germe

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