Effects of Ballistic Six Exercises and Theraband Exercises on Physical Performance in Badminton Players: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Background – Badminton is one of the most active recreational sport played in India. Different trainingprograms have become common to boost the athletic performance and advantages. Some of them areplyometric workouts, gyms, free body weight exercises and resistance exercises. Ballistic Six training isgiven to strengthen the muscles of the rotator cuff with overhead throwing activity to prevent injury to theshoulder whereas therabands with a combination of physical strength and warm-up movements are done formedical issuesObjective – To compare the effects of Ballistic Six exercises and thera-band exercises on strength, agility,speed and function in badminton players.Method - 40 participants aged between 18 – 25 years, playing on regular basis will be targeted in this study.Players will be split randomly into groups A (plyometric group) and B (thera-band group). All the trainingsessions will be initiated after a 10 minutes of warm up session. Protocol given will be twice a week for 8weeks. Main outcomes will be Seated Medicine Ball Throw for shoulder strength, Closed Kinetic ChainUpper Extremity Stability Test for agility, Plate Tapping Test for speed and Kerlan – Jobe Orthopaedic ClinicShoulder & Elbow Score questionnaire will be used to assess the shoulder function. All assessments will bedone at baseline and at the end of 8 - weeks training session. Follow – up will be taken at end of 6 – month.Results – This study aims to compare effectiveness of two strengthening protocols, that is, Ballistic Sixexercise and Thera-band exercises, in young badminton players. Results of this study will depend onoutcome measures that are shoulder strength, agility, speed and function.Conclusion – To conclude, this research may help badminton players to enhance their performance throughthe better exercise protocol.