Progressive Resistance Exercises plus Manual Therapy Is Effective in Improving Isometric Strength in Overhead Athletes with Shoulder Impingement Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 3

Detailed description of the intervention in the MCE group.

	Progression (repetition and sets)
	First 4 weeks	Next 4 weeks
Phase 1
Range of motion exercises
Frontal pl. abd.	20 times × daily	20 times × daily
Neck retr.	20 times × daily	20 times × daily
Stretching exercise
UT	6 times × 20-sec hold	6 times × 20-sec hold
Phase 2
Range of motion exercises
Shoulder shrugging	20 times × daily	20 times × daily
Shoulder retr.	20 times × daily	20 times × daily
Stretching exercise
Pec. major	6 times × 20-sec hold	6 times × 20-sec hold

Abbreviations: MCE: motor control exercise; pl.: plane; abd: abduction; retr: retraction; UT: upper trapezius; Pec. major: pectoralis major.