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Initial phase exercises include lying supine on a foam roll with the arms in 3 different abduction angles, side-lying external rotation, side-lying forward flexion, standing diagonal flexion , and military press .Initial phase lasts for 2 weeks, with exercises progressing from 7 Reps of 10-second holds to 10 Reps of 15-second hold. Improvement phase consist of exercises including side-lying external rotation with a dumbbell , side-lying forward flexion with a dumbbell , standing diagonal flexion with a dumbbell, standing external rotation with Thera-Band, standing diagonal flexion with Thera-Band, abduction while sitting on a training ball, prone lying V, T, and W exercises, and standing abduction on a balance board. The improvement phase lasts for 2 weeks, with exercises progressing from seven sets of 10-seconds hold to 10 sets of 15 secs hold. The exercises in the maintenance phase are the same as those in the improvement phase, with no increase in intensity and frequency

In this study following PNF Stretching techniques are used * Hold-relax or Contract-relax * Hold-relax with agonist contraction In the Hold-Relax or Contract-Relax technique, stretching is performed 4sessions per week for each muscle group, with each session lasting 40 min. The protocol includes a 10-sec hold phase followed by a 10-sec contraction phase, repeated for 7 reps . The total duration of this program is 8weeks including 6 weeks of treatment phase and last 2 weeks of detraining. In Hold-Relax with Agonist contract, the same procedure is followed as in Hold-Relax method, with 4sessions per week for each muscle group. The patient is asked to hold the initial stretch for 10 sec, followed by a relaxation phase. Afterward, the agonist muscle is contracted to actively move further into the stretch, which is then held for 10 sec. This protocol is performed for 7 reps per session, and the total duration of study is 8 weeks including 6 weeks of treatment program with last 2 weeks