Dr Varun Naik et al JMSCR Volume 04 Issue 10 October Page 12965 JMSCR Vol||04||Issue||10||Page 12965-12968||October 2016 Immediate Effects of M2T Blade on Pain and Range of Motion Inrecreational Badminton Shoulder Pain Subjects: A Pilot Study Authors Dr Varun Naik 1 , Rozina Shaikh 2 , Sadhvi Koyande 3 MPT, Lecture, KLE University Institute of Physiotherapy, Belagavi, India KLE University Institute of Physiotherapy, Belagavi INTRODUCTION Shoulder pain is a common musculoskeletal problem that affects people’s daily activities it often does not have a specific diagnosis and is better described as symptoms that may have caused because of various pathologies 1 .Shoulder is a ball and socket joint were the humerus sits in the glenoid fossa. There is a capsule that attaches the glenohumeral joint to the scapula, humerus and head of biceps. Rotator cuff is a group of muscle and tendon that surround the shoulder joint and provides movements like abduction internal rotation and external rotation at the shoulder joint. Badminton is a sport that requires alot of overhead activities including shoulder abduction and external rotation. Previous shoulder pain was reported by 37% of the players and ongoing shoulder pain by 20% of the players, there were no significant differences in the prevalence of shoulder pain between men and women. 2 In mechanical terms the shoulder has to deliver highly repetitive arm actions, performed at high speed and high force. This is also combined with www.jmscr.igmpublication.org Impact Factor 5.244 Index Copernicus Value: 83.27 ISSN (e)-2347-176x ISSN (p) 2455-0450 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v4i10.15 ABSTRACT Background: shoulder pain is one amongst the common joint pain in recreational players. The shoulder pain hampers most of the activities of daily living due to restriction of range of motion at the joint and pain. Physiotherapy helps in relieving the pain by using various techniques and modalities. M2T is a myofascial release technique which helps in mobilization of the adherent fascia hence relieving pain and improving range of motion. Patients and Methods: 7 recreational shoulder pain subjects between the age group 18-30 years were assesed from the KLE University’s Indoor Stadium, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Nehru Nagar, Belagavi, Karnataka. Methods: Participants were assesed and treated with the M2T blade. Outcome measures used was the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) for pain and range of motion (ROM) was assesed by using a universal goniometer. The VAS and ROM was recorded pre and post intervention Result: The VAS scores pre and post intervention is *p<0.05. The ROM score for shoulder flexion and extension is *p<0.05. Conclusion: M2T blade is effective in immediately reducing pain and increasing range of motion in recreational shoulder pain subjects. Key Words: M2T, Myofascial release, shoulder pain, Visual Analog Scale, Shoulder Range of Motion (ROM).