A randomised controlled trial of heavy shoulder strengthening exercise in patients with hypermobility spectrum disorder or hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and long-lasting shoulder complaints: study protocol for the Shoulder-MOBILEX study

Table 2 Mechano-biological description of the low load exercise programme (LIGHT) [28]

Week	X₁	X₂	X₃	X₄	X₅	X₆	X₇	X₉	X₁₀	X₁₁	X₁₂	X₁₃
1	Isometric load	10	1	0 s	3 per week	4 weeks	10 s isometric	100 s	No	Neutral	48 h	Yes
5	Isometric load	10	2	30 s	3 per week	6 weeks	2–3 s isometric	20-30 s	No	Neutral	48 h	Yes
11	Isometric load	10	1	30 s	3 per week	3 weeks	2–3 s isometric	20-30 s	No	Neutral	48 h	Yes
11	Dynamic, light (yellow) resistance band	10	1	30 s	3 per week	3 weeks	3 s shortening 0 s isometric 3 s lengthening	60 s	No	Mid-range	48 h	Yes
14	Dynamic, light (yellow) resistance band	10	2	30 s	3 per week	3 weeks	3 s shortening 0 s isometric 3 s lengthening	60 s	No	Mid-range	48 h	Yes

X₁, load magnitude; X₂, number of repetitions; X₃, number of sets; X₄, rest in-between sets; X₅, number of sessions per week; X₆, duration of the experimental period; X₇, fractional and temporal distribution of the contraction modes per repetition and duration of one repetition; X₈, rest in between repetitions; X₉, time under tension; X₁₀, volitional muscular failure; X₁₁, range of motion; X₁₂, recovery time in between exercise sessions; X₁₃, predefined anatomical exercise form

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