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J Hum Kinet. 2020 Jan 31;71:11-20. doi: 10.2478/hukin-2019-0093. eCollection 2020 Jan.

The Effectiveness of a Dry-Land Shoulder Rotators Strength Training Program in Injury Prevention in Competitive Swimmers.

Journal of human kinetics

Nuno Batalha, Carlos Paixão, António José Silva, Mário J Costa, John Mullen, Tiago M Barbosa

Affiliations

  1. Departamento de Desporto e Saúde, Escola de Ciência e Tecnologia, Universidade de Évora, Évora, Portugal.
  2. CHRC-UE - Comprehensive Health Research Center, University of Évora, Évora, Portugal.
  3. Federação Portuguesa de Natação, Lisboa, Portugal.
  4. Sub-Dep. de Desporto, Escola Superior de Educação, Instituto Politécnico de Beja, Beja, Portugal.
  5. Research Centre of Sports, Health and Human Development, CIDESD, STRONG Research Community. Vila Real, Portugal.
  6. University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro. Vila Real - Portugal.
  7. Sports Science Department, Polytechnic Institute of Guarda, Guarda, Portugal.
  8. COR Physical Therapy and Sports Performance, Santa Clara, California. United States.
  9. National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang, Singapore.
  10. Department of Sport Sciences, Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Bragança, Portugal.

PMID: 32148569 PMCID: PMC7052717 DOI: 10.2478/hukin-2019-0093

Abstract

Competitive swimmers usually undergo large mileage of daily training, in which propulsive force is produced mainly by the upper limbs. Some studies claim that dry-land shoulder rotators injury prevention programs before the in-water swim practice are paramount. However, the effect of shoulder strengthening prior to water training is unclear. This study aimed to analyse the acute effects of training programs conducted on dry land with the goal of preventing shoulder rotators injuries. A group of young swimmers (N = 23) was recruited to participate in this research. The peak torques of shoulder internal and external rotators were assessed before and after the completion of the compensatory strength training program. The isokinetic assessment was performed using two different protocols: 3 repetitions at 60

© 2020 Nuno Batalha, Carlos Paixão, António José Silva, Mário J. Costa, John Mullen, Tiago M. Barbosa, published by Sciendo.

Keywords: acute effects; isokinetic strength; shoulder rotators; swimming

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