The effect of tennis racket string vibration dampers on racket handle vibrations and discomfort following impacts

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 379-385

  Stroede, Claire L ^a   Noble, Larry ^b   Walker, Hugh S ^a  

^a Sunflower Networking Group   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Racket; Striking implement; Tennis; Vibration; Visual analogue scale

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HAND; HUMAN; MALE; RATING SCALE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TENNIS; VIBRATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; SPORTS EQUIPMENT; TENNIS; VIBRATION;

EID: 0033047469     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026404199365894     Document Type: Article

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