The Effects of Short-term Scapular Control Training in Overhead Athletes With Shoulder Impingement Syndrome

Participants in this group will learn how to maintain normal scapular position at first. Then they will progress to moving arm with good scapular control with mirror. Afterward, participants will undergo movements protocol which give different directions of arm movements while keeping scapula in a good alignment. They will also receive scapular-focused exercises. The difficulty of the movement protocol will increase weekly. They will be trained three times per week for 6 weeks with an average duration of 30 min per session.

Participants in this group will receive a general shoulder strengthening with theraband or dumbbell. Load will increase weekly. They will be trained three times per week for 6 weeks with an average duration of 30 min per session.