Author : Kelly Ward
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (375 download)
Book Synopsis A Comparison of Strength Gains in Shoulder External Rotation Musculature Trained with Free Weights Versus Theraband by : Kelly Ward
Download or read book A Comparison of Strength Gains in Shoulder External Rotation Musculature Trained with Free Weights Versus Theraband written by Kelly Ward and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: Shoulder rehabilitation incorporates strengthening, flexibility and functional exercises into a therapy program. Multiple methods are used in strengthening the shoulder. Two common strengthening tools utilized in shoulder rehabilitation are free weights and Theraband. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a training protocol using either Theraband or free weights on shoulder external rotation strength. Subjects consisted of 29 healthy, female Springfield College students (x age = 19.83 ± 1.56 yr; x height 162.98 ± 6.78 cm; x weight 68.25 ±18.78 kg). Subjects were randomly assigned to one of 3 groups; experimental group A which trained with Theraband, experimental group B which trained with free weights, and control group C which did not train. Subjects in the two experimental groups performed 3 sets of 6 repetitions of prone external rotation exercise with the right arm positioned in the plane of the scapula. Subjects trained 3 times a week for 4 weeks. Strength was measured using a six repetition maximum (6RM) at pretraining, midpoint, and posttraining for both free weights and Theraband for subjects in all 3 groups. A repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) for free weight 6RM and Theraband 6RM revealed similarly significant (P