Comparative Effects of Nerve Gliding Exercises and Conventional Grip Strength Exercises in Batters.
Comparative Effects of Nerve Gliding Exercises and Conventional Grip Strength Exercises on Grip Strength, Range of Motion and Performance of Cricket Batters
Sehat Medical Complex
34 participants
Nov 30, 2024
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
Cricket is transformed over the years and dynamic of batting has changed. Gone are the days, when batters used to play the game with defensive mindset. Maintaining higher striker rate and arsenal of power hitting is the epitome of stroke play in limited overs cricket.This study will compare the effects of the nerve gliding exercises and conventional grip strength exercises on handgrip strength, range of motion and performance of cricket batters. It will be a randomized clinical trial where non-probability convenience sampling will be used to recruit participants aged 18 to 35 years from various cricket academies in Lahore.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria4
- Age between 18 to 35 years
- Batsmen
- Doing net practices more than 4 days per week for at least 3 months.
- Right hand grip strength (men) 42.9-46.4, Left hand grip strength (men) 42.042.2.
Exclusion Criteria5
- Non-Athletic Population
- Upper extremity peripheral neuropathies.
- Tennis/Golfer epicondylitis. Cervical disc herniation.
- Overuse injuries of the shoulder joint that may affect handgrip strength.
- Having any neurological or orthopaedical problem related to upper extremity.
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Interventions
This group will receive 25-minute session of nerve gliding exercises per session five days a week for six weeks. It will include: Warm-Up (5 minutes) Neural Gliding of the upper quadrant: Median nerve glide (5 minutes) Ulnar nerve glide (5 minutes) Radial nerve glide (5 minutes) Cool Down (5 minutes)
This group's participants will also receive a 25 -minute session five days per week (for six weeks). Warm-Up (5 minutes) Conventional Grip Strength Exercises (15 Minutes) * Tendon gliding sequence of exercises for hand * Squeezing a rubber ball or stress ball * Dead Hang Cool Down (5 Minutes)
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NCT06688266