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COMPARING 4-WEEK SHOULDER INTERVENTION USING OSSCILLATING BARS AND RESISTANCE BANDS IN COLLEGIATE SWIMMERS

Abstract

Purpose: Common injuries that happen in competitive swimmers are overuse of the rotator cuff. Resistance training with a focus on rehabilitation exercises is one way to increase the strength and mobility in the shoulder to help reduce injuries. There have been previous studies done to see if resistance bands or oscillating bars, types of resistance training, work better in strengthening the rotator cuff but were not proven on the effectiveness of increasing the force applied to the shoulder. This study is to determine if resistance bands, or oscillating bars are more beneficial in increasing the force applied on the shoulder in collegiate swimmers. Methods: A total sample of 20 male and female Division II collegiate swimmers were required to attend three training sessions a week for a total of four weeks. A pretest and posttest were conducted using the Kinvent Push Muscle Controller, where participants did sitting external rotation at 90º to measure external force on the shoulder. In the training sessions, the athletes did external rotation movements with their randomly assigned group using either a resistance band or an oscillating bar. Each week the intensity level increased by the resistance of the band or amplitude of the bar. After the tests were conducted, the data was recorded, and a series of paired t-tests were run to see if there was an increase in force within the training mode and which method of resistance training was more effective. Results: There was no significance in which of the resistance training modes worked best for increasing the force applied in the shoulder (p

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