The relationship between bowling action classification and three-dimensional lower trunk motion in fast bowlers in cricket

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 267-276

  Ranson, Craig A ^a   Burnett, Angus F ^b,c   King, Mark ^a   Patel, Nitin ^d   O'Sullivan, Peter B ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Pinner Road Physiotherapy ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cricket; Fast bowling; Lower back injuries; Trunk kinematics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BOWLING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINEMATICS; LEG MOVEMENT; MALE; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; RANGE OF MOTION; SPORTS MEDICINE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRUNK;

ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BIOMECHANICS; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; FRACTURES, STRESS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; MOVEMENT; TORQUE; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 37349083646     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410701501671     Document Type: Article

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