Sensorimotor Training Exercises for Shoulder Position Sense

Forty-six female patients aged 35-55 years who were suffering from shoulder dysfunction following mastectomy surgeries participated in this study. The participants were recruited from the outpatient clinic of the Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, and were randomly assigned into two equal groups. Group A: consisted of 23 patients who received sensorimotor training exercises in addition to a traditional physical therapy program which included shoulder range of motion exercises, capsular stretching exercises, scapular muscle strengthening exercises, shoulder Maitland mobilization, and scapular mobilization. Group B: consisted of 23 patients who received only the traditional physical therapy program, which included shoulder range of motion exercises, capsular stretching exercises, scapular muscle strengthening exercises, shoulder Maitland mobilization, and scapular mobilization. Both groups received treatment three sessions per week for a duration of eight weeks.