Trunk muscle activation in open stance and square stance tennis forehands

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 321-324

  Knudson, Duane V ^a   Blackwell, J ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal; EMG; Erector spinae; External oblique

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY MOVEMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TENNIS; TRUNK;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURE; TENNIS;

EID: 0033943096     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2000-3776     Document Type: Article

References (27)

1. 1 Anderson JP. An electromyographic study of ballistic movement in the tennis forehand drive. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota, 1970
2. 2 Ariel GB, Braden VK. Biomechanical analysis of ballistic vs tracking movement in tennis skills. In: Groppel J (ed). A National Symposium on the Racket Sports. Urbana-Champaign, IL: University of Illinois Press, 1979: 105-123
3. 3 Brody H. How racket technology has changed tennis strokes. Miami, FL: Paper presented to the USTA 2nd National Conference on Sports Medicine and Science in Tennis, 1995
4. 4 Broer MR, Houtz SJ. Patterns of muscular activity in selected sports skills. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas, 1967
5. 5 Chandler TJ. Exercise training for tennis. Clin Sports Med 1995; 14: 33-46
6. 6 Chandler TJ, Ellenbecker TS, Roetert EP. Sport-specific muscle strength imbalances in tennis. Strength Cond, April, 7.-10. 1998
7. 7 Chu DA. Abdominal muscle pulls in tennis players. Sport Science for Tennis, Summer 1996: 4-5
8. 8 Elliott B, Marsh T, Overheu P. A biomechanical comparison of the multisegment and single unit topspin forehand drives in tennis. Int J Sport Biomech 1989; 5: 350-364
9. 9 Fein P. Are the new racquets really changing the game? Tennis Pro, May/June 1992: 10-12
10. 10 Groppel J. Footwork on the forehand. Sport Science for Tennis, Winter 1994: 1
11. 11 Groppel J. Injury prevention through proper biomechanics. Miami, FL: Paper presented to the USTA 2nd National Conference on Sports Medicine and Science in Tennis, 1995
12. 12 Groppel J, Conroy B. The mechanics of the tennis forehand drive: Suggestions for training the tennis player. Nat Strength Cond Assoc J 1986; 8: 5-10, 79
13. 13 Hainline B. Low back injury. Clin Sports Med 1995; 14: 241-267
14. 14 Juker D, McGill S, Kropf P, Steffen T. Quantitative intramuscular myoelectric activity of lumbar portions of the psoas and abdominal wall during a wide variety of tasks. Med Sci Sports Exerc 1998; 30: 301-310
15. 15 Knudson D. Intrasubject variability of upper extremity angular kinematiccs in the tennis forehand drive. Int J Sport Biomech 1990; 6: 415-421
16. 16 Knudson D, Bahamonde R. Trunk and racket kinematics at impact in the open and square stance tennis forehand. Biology of Sport 1999; 16: 3-10
17. 17 Komi PV, Kaneko M, Aura O. EMG activity of the leg extensor muscles with special reference to mechanical efficiency in concentric and eccentric exercise. Int J Sports Med 1987; 8: 22-29
18. 18 Milano S. Should our students be teaching us? TennisPro, Nov.-Dec. 1993: 11
19. 19 Ng JKF, Kippers V, Richardson CA. Muscle fibre orientation of abdominal muscles and suggested surface EMG electrode positions. Electromyogr Clin Neurophysiol 1998; 38: 51-58
20. 20 Quinn AM. Abdominal and lower back muscle involvement in selected tennis strokes. Unpublished master's thesis. University of Illinois, 1986
21. 21 Rasch PJ, Burke RK. Kinesiology and Applied Anatomy: The Science of Human Movement; 4th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Lea & Febiger, 1971
22. 22 Roetert EP, Ellenbecker TS, Chu DA, Bugg BS. Tennis-specific shoulder and trunk strength training. Strength Cond, June 1997: 31-39
23. 23 Roetert EP, McCormick TJ, Brown SW, Ellenbecker TS. Relationship between isokinetics and functional trunk strength in elite junior tennis players. Isok Exerc Sci 1996; 6: 15-30
24. 24 Slater-Hammel AT. An action current study of contraction-movement relationships in the tennis stroke. Res Q 1949; 20: 424-431
25. 25 Sward L, Stevensson M, Zetterberg C. Isometric muscle strength and quantitative electromyography of back muscles in wrestlers and tennis players. Am J Sports Med 1990; 18: 382-386
26. 26 Takahashi K, Elliott B, Noffal G. The role of upper limb segment rotations in the development of spin in the tennis forehand. Aus J Sci Med Sport 1996; 28: 106-113
27. 27 Vint PF, Hinrichs RN. Longer integration intervals reduce variability and improve reliability of EMG derived from maximal isometric exertions. J Appl Biomech 1999; 15: 210-220