About this trial
The purpose of this study is to compare the prone row exercise, and the lateral pull down exercise, in individuals diagnosed with shoulder impingement syndrome and scapular dyskinesia regarding latissimus dorsi strength, middle trapezius strength, lower trapezius strength, rhomboids strength, Visual analog scale score, Shoulder pain and disability index score and scapular stability test values.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
-Fifty-four male and female.
Individuals diagnosed with SIS and aged between 40-65 years with right-hand dominance (Andrea et al., 2024).
Participants experiencing shoulder pain persisting for a minimum duration of 3 months (Lucas et al., 2022).
Subjects with a primary complaint of shoulder impingement and scapular dyskinesia according to Neer's classification specifically in stages I and II are referred by an orthopedist (El Melhat et al., 2025).
Disqualifiers
History of shoulder surgery, dislocation, or fracture (Crawshaw et al., 2010).
History of neurological disorders (Crawshaw et al., 2010).
Participants will be excluded if they had cervical spine pain or any signs of cervical radiculopathy (Magee, 2014).
Individuals with chronic low back pain will be also excluded (Mohamed et al., 2022).
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Group A will perform the prone row exercise and selected physical therapy treatment
- Group B will receive selected physical therapy treatment and Lateral pull down exercise.