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Published on: June 11, 2019
Differences in shoulder function among badminton players broken down by age and sex
Xiao Zhou1, Kazuhiro Imai2, Zhuo Chen2
1School of Physical Education of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China; Department of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Background:
Improving the understanding of shoulder function for badminton players would develop injury preventive programs. However, no studies on shoulder function reference parameters of badminton players when controlling for age and sex have been found.
Objectives:
To examine the differences in shoulder function between elementary school-age badminton players and university badminton players using shoulder range of motion.
Design:
Cross-sectional study.
Setting:
Testing at elementary school and university.
Participants:
67 players (7-12 year-old players and 18-22 year-old players) without shoulder injury experience.
Main Outcome Measures:
Shoulder range of motion (ROM) included internal rotation (IR), external rotation (ER), and total ROM (TROM).
Results:
Significant differences in shoulder IR of both sides (dominant: 97.67° vs 77.78°, p < 0.001; nondominant:104.70° vs 88.89°, p < 0.001), dominant ER (126.30° vs 115.98°, p = 0.013), TROM of both sides (dominant: 222.97° vs 193.76°, p < 0.001; nondominant: 222.90° vs 200.10°, p = 0.001), and TROM loss (-0.06° vs 6.34°, p = 0.047) existed between elementary school-age and university players. Significant differences in IR of both sides existed between male elementary school-age and university players (dominant: 98.38° vs 72.50°, p < 0.001; nondominant: 106.72° vs 83.99°, p < 0.001) as well as in female players (dominant: 95.25° vs 82.84°, p = 0.007; nondominant: 103.01° vs 93.57°, p = 0.035). Additionally, significant differences in IR of both sides (dominant: 72.50° vs 82.84°, p = 0.016; nondominant: 83.99° vs 93.57°, p = 0.012) and TROM of both sides (dominant: 188.24° vs 199.05°, p = 0.025; nondominant: 192.43° vs 207.44°, p = 0.002) existed between male and female university players.
Conclusions:
Compared with university badminton players, elementary school-age badminton players showed significantly greater shoulder IR and TROM of both sides and dominant ER while significantly smaller TROM loss. However, regardless of sex, no significant differences of bilateral deficit for glenohumeral rotation existed between elementary school-age and university badminton players.
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