Background: The Bodyblade (Bb) has the potential of enhancing the traditional conservative management approach to Traumatic Anterior Shoulder Instability (TASI) by delivering higher muscle activation levels to multiple muscle groups in a single exercise greater than traditional rehabilitation tools. This improved efficiency may allow athletes to return to their sport in an optimal timeframe. Bodyblade has been shown to produce kinetic chain activation with the upper body and lower body as well. There is a lack of research in the conservative management of TASI for in-season athletes. Furthermore, little is known about the rehabilitation benefits of the Bb and how it might improve subjective and objective functional measurements. This study’s primary purpose was to investigate the utilization of the Bb on athletes with TASI and develop an efficient and effective exercise program to improve quality of life and functional outcome measures compared to traditional protocols.
