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METHODS: 26 young adults (7 males and 19 females, with age 23.89 \u00b1 3.02) were recruited and randomly allocated to shoulder vibratory exercises with FLEXI-BAR (FLEXI-BAR group) or conventional resistance exercises with elastic band (TheraBand group) for 3 times\/week, 4 weeks totally. Shoulder external rotator muscles strength test and Underkofler softball distance throw test (USDTT) were performed before and after the training period. RESULTS: After 4 weeks training, shoulder external rotator muscles strength increased 22.25 \u00b1 15.06 N (P= 0.004, effect size = 1.48) within FLEXI-BAR group and 22.81 \u00b1 14.94 N (P= 0.007, effect size = 1.53) within TheraBand group. There were no statistically significant differences between groups in the three muscle strength tests (P&gt; 0.65). Regarding shoulder function, FLEXI-BAR exercises increased the throw distance 0.81 \u00b1 0.92 meters in USDTT (P= 0.041, effect size = 0.88) while TheraBand exercise did not (P= 0.284), yet there was no statistically significant between group effects (P= 0.608). CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that shoulder vibratory exercises can improve shoulder muscles strength in young adults and can be a useful alternative to the conventional elastic resistance exercises to improve the shoulder muscles strength and function. 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