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Effect of Cryotherapy on Throwing Accuracy of Shoulder Joint in Cricket Players


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Objective: To study the effect of cryotherapy on the functional ability of the throwing shoulder.

Methodology: The throwing accuracy of shoulder joint was compared before and after application of a commercially available cryotherapy pack via a functional test known as Functional Throwing Performance Index (FTPI).

Result: Data analysis using one way ANOVA (Analysis of Variance) &Tukey's Multiple Comparison test showed that there was a statistically significant difference between Pre-Test and the post test throwing accuracy also a significant difference when compared to the throwing accuracy after 5min. However there was no statistically significant difference between the pre-test throwing accuracy and the accuracy at 10 Min & 15 minutes respectively.

Conclusions: Throwing accuracy was decreased after a 20-minute cryotherapy application to the shoulder. Caution should be taken when returning an athlete to play after a cryotherapy treatment for atleast a period of 15 Min. after the cessation of application.


Keywords

Throwing Injuries, Shoulder Joint, Cryotherapy
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Authors

Anu Arora
Department of Physiotherapy, Padmashree Dr DY Patil University, Nerul, India
Anup Pednekar
Department of Physiotherapy, Padmashree Dr DY Patil University, Nerul, India
Sujata Yardi
Department of Physiotherapy, Padmashree Dr DY Patil University, Nerul, India

Abstract


Objective: To study the effect of cryotherapy on the functional ability of the throwing shoulder.

Methodology: The throwing accuracy of shoulder joint was compared before and after application of a commercially available cryotherapy pack via a functional test known as Functional Throwing Performance Index (FTPI).

Result: Data analysis using one way ANOVA (Analysis of Variance) &Tukey's Multiple Comparison test showed that there was a statistically significant difference between Pre-Test and the post test throwing accuracy also a significant difference when compared to the throwing accuracy after 5min. However there was no statistically significant difference between the pre-test throwing accuracy and the accuracy at 10 Min & 15 minutes respectively.

Conclusions: Throwing accuracy was decreased after a 20-minute cryotherapy application to the shoulder. Caution should be taken when returning an athlete to play after a cryotherapy treatment for atleast a period of 15 Min. after the cessation of application.


Keywords


Throwing Injuries, Shoulder Joint, Cryotherapy

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