Despite dramatic changes in tennis equipment and technique, more than 30% of
recreational tennis players suffer from lateral elbow pain ("tennis elbow"). Certain
kinematic and electromyographic characteristics in backhand strokes have been
implicated as major factors responsible for lateral elbow pain. From a local tennis club,
22 recreational players who were rated 3.0 to 5.0 skill level (intermediate to advanced)
by United States Tennis Association criteria participated in this study. Either one-handed
or two-handed backhand ground stroke techniques were used by the subjects
according to their preference. Half of the subjects for each technique had lateral elbow
pain related to playing tennis. Four groups (one-handed and two-handed technique with
and without elbow pain) were analyzed in terms of kinematic and electromyographic
characteristics. A three-dimensional kinematic analysis was performed using data
obtained with 60 Hz videography. Electromyographic data were collected using a
telemetered electromyography (EMG) system at 100 Hz through surface electrodes. / Graduation date: 1997
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ORGSU/oai:ir.library.oregonstate.edu:1957/34235 |
| Date | 24 June 1996 |
| Creators | Enomoto, Kaori |
| Contributors | Harter, Rod A. |
| Source Sets | Oregon State University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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