Water workout may fix Athletes' shoulder woes
NCT ID NCT05714163
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether Ai Chi, a type of water exercise, can improve how shoulder muscles work in overhead athletes (like swimmers or tennis players) who have scapular dyskinesis—a condition where the shoulder blade moves abnormally. 21 athletes participated. The goal was to see if these exercises could activate key shoulder muscles better, potentially reducing injury risk.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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21 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2022
- Finished
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Feb 2023
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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Who is studied
The participants are overhead athletes with scapular dyskinesis (SD) who played overhead sports activities at least 3 hours/week.
- Ages
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20 to 99 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * The participants are overhead athletes with scapular dyskinesis (SD) who played overhead sports activities at least 3 hours/week. Exclusion Criteria: * the individuals who have shoulder/neck pain in recent 3 months (VAS \>7/10) * severe shoulder trauma (the collision shoulder, shoulder sprains or strains) * severe scoliosis (Cobb angle \> 25 degrees) * surgery of upper extremity (the shoulder, cervical spine and elbow) or cervical spine * peripheral nerve injury or neurological disease (impaired sensation or motor function: numbness, tingle, muscle weakness) * body mass index (BMI) \>25 * infectious disease (upper respiratory tract infection, skin infection, etc.)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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National Taiwan University Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan
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