Volume 29, Issue 164, October 2025

Scapular Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation and Plyometrics Integration for Overhead Functional Restoration in a Kabaddi Player Post Bankart Lesion Repair: A Case Report

Parveen A Pathan¹, Bhagyashree H Wadibhasme², Kanchan G Shukla³, Tejas H Nimkar⁴, Anam R Sasun^5♦

¹Associate Professor, Department of Neurophysiotherapy Bhausaheb Mulak Physiotherapy College, Nagpur, India
²Intern, Bhausaheb Mulak Physiotherapy College, Nagpur, India
³Intern, Bhausaheb Mulak Physiotherapy College, Nagpur, India
⁴Intern, Bhausaheb Mulak Physiotherapy College, Nagpur, India
⁵Assistant Professor, Department of Neurophysiotherapy Bhausaheb Mulak Physiotherapy College, Nagpur, India

^♦Corresponding author
Anam R Sasun, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurophysiotherapy Bhausaheb Mulak Physiotherapy College, Nagpur, India

ABSTRACT

Anterior shoulder dislocations, Bankart lesions, and Hill-Sachs lesions are common traumatic injuries caused by high-intensity contact sports like Kabaddi. Because playing entails quick and strong body motions, injuries are unavoidable. Playing Kabaddi requires both offensive and defensive abilities, and players are more likely to sustain a variety of sports-related ailments. Overuse injuries, knee injuries, muscular strains, and ligament sprains can result from improper technique or overload. To restore the patient to their pre-injury state and enhance their quality of life, physiotherapy is essential. The patient presented to us complaining of reduced strength of the left shoulder, along with the inability to perform overhead activities. He underwent surgical repair of the left Bankart lesion. A physiotherapy protocol was designed for six weeks, which included the early integration of scapular PNF, plyometric training, and conventional physiotherapy in a structured rehabilitation plan.The Visual Analogue Scale, the Oxford Shoulder Instability Score, the Shoulder Pain and Disability Index, and the Constant Murley Scale were among the outcome measures used to evaluate the patient's progress. The patient showed notable improvement after completing the rehabilitation protocol. This case study concludes that a Kabaddi athlete's dynamic shoulder stability and functional capacity were successfully restored after Bankart repair through the early integration of plyometric training and scapular proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation within a structured rehabilitation program. This strategy could be used as a template to treat shoulder injuries in comparable contact sports.

Keywords: Bankart lesion, Kabaddi, Plyometric training, Scapular PNF, Rehabilitation, Return to play

Medical Science, 2025, 29, e209ms3709

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi.v29i164.e209ms3709

Published: 16 October 2025