by John Ping San Wong. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1994. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 84-90). / ABSTRACT / Chapter I. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- General introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Operational definitions --- p.5 / Chapter 1.2.1 --- Isokinetic parameters being investigated --- p.5 / Chapter 1.2.2 --- Elite athletes --- p.6 / Chapter 1.2.3 --- Non-athletes --- p.6 / Chapter 1.2.4 --- Fast twitch and slow twitch muscle fibres --- p.7 / Chapter 1.3 --- Assumptions --- p.7 / Chapter 1.4 --- Limitation and delimitation --- p.8 / Chapter 1.4.1 --- Genetic factor --- p.8 / Chapter 1.4.2 --- Sex factor --- p.8 / Chapter 1.4.3 --- Age factor --- p.8 / Chapter 1.4.5 --- Body mass factor --- p.9 / Chapter II. --- LITERATURE REVIEW --- p.11 / Chapter 2.1 --- Dynamic control of trunk extension and flexion --- p.11 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Trunk flexion --- p.11 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Trunk extension --- p.12 / Chapter 2.2 --- Dynamic stabilizers in the movement of trunk extension and flexion --- p.12 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Trunk flexion --- p.12 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Trunk extension --- p.13 / Chapter 2.3 --- Importance of trunk muscle strength to sports performance --- p.13 / Chapter 2.4 --- Importance of trunk muscle strength in injury prevention --- p.16 / Chapter 2.5 --- Measurement of trunk muscle characteristics --- p.18 / Chapter 2.5.1 --- Isometric contraction --- p.19 / Chapter 2.5.2 --- Concentric isotonic contraction --- p.19 / Chapter 2.5.3 --- Isokinetic contraction --- p.20 / Chapter 2.5.3.1 --- Reliability and validity --- p.20 / Chapter 2.5.3.2 --- Advantage --- p.21 / Chapter 2.5.4 --- Methods that had been used for quantification of trunk strength --- p.22 / Chapter 2.6 --- Isokinetic trunk muscular characteristics for sports --- p.25 / Chapter 2.7 --- Sport specific muscle characteristics profile --- p.26 / Chapter 2.8 --- Summary --- p.27 / Chapter III. --- MATERIAL AND METHOD --- p.29 / Chapter 3.1 --- Project design --- p.29 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- Subject --- p.29 / Chapter 3.1.2 --- Equipment --- p.31 / Chapter 3.1.3 --- Procedures --- p.32 / Chapter 3.2 --- Data analysis --- p.34 / Chapter 3.3 --- Summary --- p.34 / Chapter IV. --- RESULT --- p.35 / Chapter 4.1 --- Physical characteristics of the subjects --- p.35 / Chapter 4.2 --- Trunk extension and flexion isokinetic test result --- p.35 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Non-athletic group --- p.35 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Badminton group --- p.36 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- Squash group --- p.37 / Chapter 4.2.4 --- Cycling group --- p.38 / Chapter 4.2.5 --- Rowing group --- p.38 / Chapter 4.2.6 --- Canoeing group --- p.39 / Chapter 4.3 --- Summary --- p.39 / Chapter V --- DISCUSSION --- p.58 / Chapter 5.1 --- Isokinetic performance in Non-athletic group --- p.59 / Chapter 5.2 --- Difference between athlete categories --- p.61 / Chapter 5.2.1 --- Badminton --- p.62 / Chapter 5.2.2 --- Squash --- p.53 / Chapter 5.2.3 --- Cycling --- p.63 / Chapter 5.2.4 --- Rowing --- p.64 / Chapter 5.2.5 --- Canoeing --- p.65 / Chapter 5 .3 --- Strength imbalances and back problem --- p.65 / Chapter 5 .4 --- The discrepancy of the Cybex test --- p.70 / Chapter 5.5 --- The methodology - Control of Subjects --- p.71 / Chapter VI. --- CONCLUSION --- p.73 / APPENDIX --- p.74 / REFERENCES --- p.84
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_318148 |
| Date | January 1994 |
| Contributors | Wong, John Ping San., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Surgical Sciences. |
| Publisher | Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, 90 leaves : ill. (some mounted col.) ; 30 cm. |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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