EFFECTS OF MUSCLE ENERGY TECHNIQUE ON SHOULDER DYSFUNCTION AMONG THE COLLEGIATE SWIMMERS WITH SCAPULAR DYSKINESIA

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Scapular Dyskinesia is one of the common problem in overhead athletes. Among swimmers scapular dyskinesis is the common risk factor causing shoulder pain. This is due to altered kinematics from the normal resting or active position of scapula during coupled Scapulohumeral movements. Scapula dyskinesia is associated with impingement syndrome among swimmers. Swimmers with scapular dyskinesia presents shoulder dysfunction and muscle imbalance resulting in decreased performance. Muscle energy technique is a manual therapy approach involves increase in the muscle length thereby promoting mobility in the joint. METHODS:The study included 40 subjects with all types of scapula dyskinesia and randomly allocated into Group A and Group B. In Group A (n=20) swimmers were applied muscle energy technique for 6 weeks and Group B (n=20) swimmers were treated with conventional therapy for 6 weeks. The outcome measure used in this study were Pectoralis minor index, range of motion and shoulder pain and disability index. RESULTS: The results of the present study were analysed using Mann Whitney U Test and Wilcoxon signed rank test. The result shows statistically significant improvement ‘p’ value < 0.05. Statistical analysis of the data revealed that among the group comparison the muscle energy technique group shows statistically significant difference in pain, range of motion and shoulder pain and disability index. CONCLUSION: The present study concluded that Muscle energy technique shows significant improvement on pain, range of motion and shoulder function among collegiate swimmers with scapula dyskinesia.