Shoulder joint position sense in injured and noninjured judo athletes

May Green, Carly; Comfort, Paul; Herrington, Lee

Abstract

Context:
A reduction in joint position sense (JPS) is sometimes a consequence of shoulder injury that may adversely affect the ability to maintain dynamic joint stability.

Objective:
To compare shoulder JPS between previously injured and noninjured judokas.

Design:
Cohort study.

Participants:
Twenty-nine noninjured subjects (10.93 ± 3.45 years) and eleven injured subjects (15.09 ± 3.39 years).

Main Outcome Measures:
JPS was tested at 45° and 80°of shoulder external rotation at 90° of abduction.

Results:
No signifcant difference in JPS was found between previously injured and noninjured judokas at either joint position.

Conclusion:
Despite evidence that JPS acuity decreases following shoulder injury, this study did not demonstrate a difference in average error between previously injured and noninjured judokas. Uncontrolled confounding factors, such as age and time since injury, may have affected the results. Sport-specifc shoulder joint loading patterns may also be an important factor that affects JPS.

Citation

May Green, C., Comfort, P., & Herrington, L. (2013). Shoulder joint position sense in injured and noninjured judo athletes. International Journal of Athletic Therapy and Training, 18(2), 29-33. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijatt.18.2.29

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: 2013
• Deposit Date: Aug 1, 2023
• Journal: International Journal of Athletic Therapy and Training
• Print ISSN: 1078-7895
• Publisher: Human Kinetics
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 18
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 29-33
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1123/ijatt.18.2.29