PREVALENCE OF SHOULDER PAIN, DISABILITY AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH NECK DISABILITY IN TENNIS PLAYERS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Abstract

Background: Shoulder pain in a tennis player the joints and soft tissues surrounding the shoulder are the source of shoulder pain. The acromioclavicular, Sternoclavicular, and glenohumeral joints are examples of joints. Neck disability in a tennis player shows to any impairment or limitation in the functioning of the neck that affects their ability to play tennis or perform daily activities.

Methodology: It was a cross-sectional study to explore association between shoulder pain, disability and neck disability in tennis players. 80 tennis players were examined for shoulder pain and disability by Shoulder pain and disability index questionnaire and neck disability index questionnaire was filled by tennis players for checking neck disability.

Results: Most of the players 50.1% had mild impact of shoulder pain and disability and 41.25% had no impact of shoulder pain. Players were from age 18-30 years having mean age 23.71±3.119, the mean score of shoulder pain and disability was 1.67±0.635 and the mean score of neck disability index was 2.33±0.823, the chi square test showed no association for shoulder pain, disability and age with neck disability as their P-values were 0.294>0.05, 0.493>0.05, There was no association of shoulder pain and disability with neck disability.

Conclusion:  Shoulder pain in a tennis player the joints and soft tissues surrounding the shoulder are the source of shoulder pain. Neck disability in a tennis player shows to any impairment or limitation in the functioning of the neck that affects their ability to play tennis or perform daily activities.

In this research study, we associated the age, gender, shoulder pain and disability with neck disability but there was no significant association among these variables. Despite it, there was a significant association among training hours and neck disability.