String vibration dampers do not reduce racket frame vibration transfer to the forearm

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 11-12, 2004, Pages 1041-1052

  Li, F X ^a   Fewtrell, D ^a,b   Jenkins, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Grip force; String dampers; Tennis; Vibration

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT; FOREARM; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TENNIS; VIBRATION SENSE; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOREARM; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SPORTS EQUIPMENT; TENNIS; VIBRATION;

EID: 11344267236     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410410001729982     Document Type: Article

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