Effects of a compensatory dry-land training program on shoulder posture and scapular position of competitive female swimmers

• Autor(a) principal: Sousa, João Paulo
• Data de Publicação: 2019
• Outros Autores: Malta, João, Carrageta, Ana, Batalha, Nuno
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• DOI: 10.21134/riaa.v3i6.1833
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10174/31451; https://doi.org/Sousa, J. P., Malta, J., Carrageta, A., & Batalha, N. (2019). Effects of a compensatory dry-land training program on shoulder posture and scapular position of competitive female swimmers. RIAA. Revista de Investigación en Actividades Acuáticas, 3(6), 45-52. DOI: doi.org/10.21134/riaa.v3i6.1833; https://doi.org/10.21134/riaa.v3i6.1833
• topic: shoulder protraction; scapular abduction; dry-land training; swimming

Background: Competitive swimmers place a significant demand on the shoulder adductors and internal rotator muscles due to the repetitive nature of swimming movements. Objectives: To evaluate the effect of a compensatory dry-land training program on the shoulder posture and scapular position of competitive female swimmers Method: 25 National Level female competitive swimmers received an 8-week intervention program focused on strengthening of posterior shoulder girdle muscles and stretching of anterior shoulder muscles. The study sample was exposed to a control period of 2 weeks and an intervention period of 8 weeks. Results: Significant differences were found after the intervention period, on both dominant and non-dominant sides, with respect to shoulder protraction (distance between the anterior aspect of the acromion to the wall – p < .05) and scapular abduction (distance between a medial line marked over the thoracic spinal process and the medial border of spina scapulae – p < .05; and distance between a medial line marked over the thoracic spinal process and the medial border of the spina scapulae – p < .05). Conclusions: The results revealed that the incorporation of a compensatory dry-land training program alongside a normal in-water training significantly reduced the distance of shoulder posture in protraction and scapular position in abduction. Key words: shoulder protraction, scapular abduction, dry-land training, swimming, female.