KINEMATICS OF SHOULDER JOINTS DURING TENNIS SERVE IN YOUNG FEMALE ATHLETES: INFLUENCE OF HISTORY OF SHOULDER PAIN

Authors

Benoit Gillet
Mickael Begon
Christian Berger-Vachon
Isabelle Rogowski

Category

Rehabilitation

Document Type

Paper

Abstract

The purpose of this work was to study the influence of the history of shoulder pain on the kinematic of shoulder joints during a tennis serve in competitive girls with (n=4) and without a history of shoulder pain (n=6). Players mimicked two tennis serves recorded with an electromagnetic device. T-tests were applied to the humerothoracic angles and the scapulothoracic angles. Results showed that competitive girls with a history of shoulder pain presented a decrease of humeral abduction and external rotation at the end of the cocking phase with no change in scapulothoracic angles. These findings may suggest a potential strategy used by players with history of shoulder pain to avoid pain in the serve.

Recommended Citation

Gillet, Benoit; Begon, Mickael; Berger-Vachon, Christian; and Rogowski, Isabelle (2017) "KINEMATICS OF SHOULDER JOINTS DURING TENNIS SERVE IN YOUNG FEMALE ATHLETES: INFLUENCE OF HISTORY OF SHOULDER PAIN," ISBS Proceedings Archive: Vol. 35: Iss. 1, Article 160.
Available at: https://commons.nmu.edu/isbs/vol35/iss1/160