A Study on the Association Between Core Strength and Shoulder Pain in Badminton Players

Abstract

Background: The prevalence of dominant shoulder pain was 57% in badminton players. The coordinated movement of the shoulder helps in the proximal to distal activation of the kinetic chain. Overhead motion in badminton players requires coordinated movement from feet to hand, which is activated by core muscles. Objectives: To find out the association between shoulder pain and core strength. Methodology: sixty-two badminton players were randomly included in the study. Demographic Data (name, age, gender) were considered. SPADI was used to assess shoulder pain and core strength was assessed by Dynamic abdominal endurance (DET) and isometric Flexion test (IFT), Biering- Sorensen fatigue test (BSFT), Dynamic horizontal right side support test (DHRS) and Dynamic horizontal left side support test (DHLS). All participants completed the entire study duration and treatment parameters are measured before and after the study. Results: Results show a moderate association between shoulder pain and core strength using SPAI and IFT (phi Cramer's V = - 0.229, whereas a strong association was found between shoulder pain and DET (phi Cramer's V = -0.418), BSFT (phi Cramer's V = -0.306), DHRS (phi Cramer's V = -0.324), and DHLS (phi Cramer's V = -0.376). Conclusion: This study concludes that there is a strong association between shoulder pain and core muscles strength in badminton players. Key words: shoulder pain, core strength, SPADI, badminton players.