Aplicación de la terapia manual según el Concepto Mulligan, en deportistas de la selección de Handball con síndrome de manguito rotador, 2019.

Abstract

Rotator cuff syndrome is one of the most common pathologies in the field of sports which is caused by the repetitive movements of the shoulder joint complex. The Mulligan concept provides the treatment of rotator cuff syndrome through its various Techniques of Assisted Active Mobilizations in order to achieve an improvement in the range of joint movement and to achieve a correct mechanical of pathological movements present in a shoulder injury. According to the Mulligan concept, this work aims to regulate the benefits of the application in manual therapy, in athletes of the handball selection with rotator cuff syndrome at the Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil. A study of quantitative approach, explanatory scope, nonexperimental design of longitudinal type was carried out; for which medical records were applied, Categoric Scale of Pain, goniometric test, upper and lower Apley maneuver. 20 athletes were taken as a sample according to the inclusion criteria. Through research work, more than 75% of the joint range was shown to have increased, 75% had little pain and 25% had no pain. In relation to Apley's manoeuvres, 75% had negative upper and lower Apley; there is evidence of improvement in glenohumeral joint functionality.