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To discover the short-term effects of two stretches intended to decrease posterior shoulder tightness (PST).
Posterior Shoulder Tightness (PST) is a lack of extensibility within
the posterior soft tissue of the shoulder which results in pain, impaired
mobility, and reduced function. Among the number of studies, none of them have
reported its effectiveness on shoulder stiffness in a postoperative cohort. Therefore,
in this study, Paul A Salamh et al. revealed that stretching is more
effective at reducing acute PST in the postoperative shoulder population then
the supine sleeper stretch and no stretch at all.
To discover the short-term effects of two stretches
intended to decrease posterior shoulder tightness (PST).
Sixty-three patients with arthroscopic shoulder surgery were
allocated to one of three groups: control, supine sleeper, or horizontal
adduction stretch. Estimations of pain, side-lying PST, the QuickDASH, and
internal rotation mobility were involved as the dependent variables. Patients
were directed to implement the allotted intervention twice daily after the
physical therapy (PT) initial analysis until their first follow-up appointment
48–72h following the initial PT visit.
Between-group analyses of dependent variables exhibited considerable
differences in PST measurements obtained at baseline and follow-up supporting
horizontal adduction stretching. Post-hoc testing described the supremacy of
horizontal adduction stretching over both the control and supine sleeper
intervention.
The horizontal adduction stretch is more efficient in
alleviating acute PST within the postoperative shoulder group as compared to
the other interventions.
Rev Lat Am Enfermagem. 2017; 25: e2931.
The efficacy of stretching exercises to reduce posterior shoulder tightness acutely in the postoperative population: a single blinded randomized controlled trial
Paul A Salamh et al.
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