Impaired Upper-Extremity Performance and Isometric Strength in Swimmers With Shoulder Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study | Synapse
April 24, 2026
Impaired Upper-Extremity Performance and Isometric Strength in Swimmers With Shoulder Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study
Key Points
The aim is to assess how shoulder pain affects upper-extremity performance and muscle strength in swimmers.
Conducted a cross-sectional study with swimmers experiencing shoulder pain.
Measured physical performance and isometric muscle strength in participants.
Analyzed data to compare these measurements to a non-pain group.
Swimmers with shoulder pain exhibited significant deficits in physical performance.
Isometric strength was reduced in several upper-extremity components.
Findings highlight the relationship between pain and performance levels.
Abstract
Swimmers with shoulder pain had deficits in physical performance and isometric muscle strength across some components of the upper-extremity kinetic chain.