1BPT, Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, P.E.S Modern College of Physiotherapy, Pune
2MPT Musculoskeletal Disorders and Sports Injuries, Rajiv Gandhi University, Pune
Online published on 21 July, 2018.
To find out if kinesiotaping and kinetic chain exercise are effective in treatment of scapular dyskinesia in fast bowlers and to compare if kinesiotaping or kinetic chain exercises were effective in treatment of scapular dyskinesia.
To compare two different approaches to shoulder rehabilitation, kinetic chain exercises and kinesiotaping throughout the program in treatment of downward rotated scapula in young elite fast bowlers.
Experimental study
Cricket clubs in and around mumbai and Pune.
The study included males of age group 19–25 years and playing cricket since 2 years diagnosed with downward rotated scapula using lateral scapula slide test. the subjects were divided randomly in two groups, and group A was Kinesiotaped and group B was given kinetic chain exercises and both groups continued with conventional rehabilitation for scapular dyskinesia.
Post data analysis shows the treatment given to Group B (kinetic chain based rehabilitation) was statistically more significant than group A (kinesiotaping).
Kinesiotaping is not as effective as kinetic chain exercises and thus might not help prevent shoulder injuries like impingement syndrome and rotator cuff injuries in the future.
Cricket, fast bowlers, scapular dyskinesia, kinesiotaping, kinetic chain exercises
