Therapeutic exercises for rotator cuff injuries among cricket players : Literature Review
Nilamdeen, Abdullah; Edirimanne, Yasara Nayana (2022)
2022
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Cricket has always been seen as a reasonably injury-free sport, due to its ‘low’ risk of injury risk. With a year-long tournament schedule and a particularly short off-season, cricket has grown quicker and more demanding in terms of performance and conditioning. Rotator cuff tears are the most common issue faced by cricket players. The two leading causes of rotator cuff in- juries are trauma and degeneration. Typically, accidents are the cause of acute tears. After a shoulder rupture, other injuries, such as a clavicle fracture or displacement, may also happen. Together, physiotherapists and players may recognize potential cricket injuries at an early stage, while ensuring players' safety, and working to reduce, eliminate, and prevent rotator cuff injuries.
The purpose of this modified literature review was to investigate the benefits of therapeutic exercises on rotator cuff injuries among cricket players.
In this bachelor’s thesis, previously published literature was examined. Searches were done on Pub Med, CINAHL, Medline, and ScienceDirect. Five articles that met several inclusion criteria were selected for the thesis. All of them were empirical studies; quantitative and qualitative concerning rotator cuff injuries and other problems of the shoulder due to sports.
If a rotator cuff injury is not treated effectively, the severity of the tear, muscle atrophy, and joint instability may all deteriorate within 5 to 10 years. There is also an indication that healed rotator cuff repairs had better patient-reported and functional outcomes than unhealed rotator cuff repairs for whom therapeutic activities were not performed.
This literature review concluded that therapeutic exercises help heal rotator cuff injuries by increasing the range of motion and strengthening surrounding muscles after surgery. Immediate treatment of rotator cuff injuries is vital. The rotator cuff tendon will retract if treatment is delayed which makes the repair of rotator cuff injury more complex and less effective. When therapeutic exercises are conducted during the treatment period, when the injury is still fresh, rotator cuff rehabilitation is extremely effective.
The purpose of this modified literature review was to investigate the benefits of therapeutic exercises on rotator cuff injuries among cricket players.
In this bachelor’s thesis, previously published literature was examined. Searches were done on Pub Med, CINAHL, Medline, and ScienceDirect. Five articles that met several inclusion criteria were selected for the thesis. All of them were empirical studies; quantitative and qualitative concerning rotator cuff injuries and other problems of the shoulder due to sports.
If a rotator cuff injury is not treated effectively, the severity of the tear, muscle atrophy, and joint instability may all deteriorate within 5 to 10 years. There is also an indication that healed rotator cuff repairs had better patient-reported and functional outcomes than unhealed rotator cuff repairs for whom therapeutic activities were not performed.
This literature review concluded that therapeutic exercises help heal rotator cuff injuries by increasing the range of motion and strengthening surrounding muscles after surgery. Immediate treatment of rotator cuff injuries is vital. The rotator cuff tendon will retract if treatment is delayed which makes the repair of rotator cuff injury more complex and less effective. When therapeutic exercises are conducted during the treatment period, when the injury is still fresh, rotator cuff rehabilitation is extremely effective.