ELBOW AND WRIST JOINT LOADING IN GYMNASTICS: INJURY RISK IN ROUND OFF TECHNIQUE SELECTION

Authors

Roman Farana
Gerda Strutzenberger
Timothy Exell
Jiri Skypala
Gareth Irwin

Category

Injury prevention

Document Type

Paper

Abstract

The aim of the current study was to investigate key elbow and wrist joint injury risk factors during different round-off (RO) techniques performed by young female artistic gymnasts. Ten active female gymnasts performed 30 successful trials of RO from a hurdle step with three different hand positions (parallel (10), T-shape (10) and reverse (10)). Synchronized kinematic and kinetic data were collected for each trial. One-way ANOVA and effect-size statistics determined differences between each hand position. Significant differences (p<0.05 and large ES (>0.8) among hand positions were found for peak VGRF, peak elbow and wrist compression force, and elbow internal adduction moment. Decrease in VGFR, elbow and wrist joint kinetics indicated that the T-shape technique may prevent elbow and wrist joint complex and reduces potential of injuries.

Recommended Citation

Farana, Roman; Strutzenberger, Gerda; Exell, Timothy; Skypala, Jiri; and Irwin, Gareth (2017) "ELBOW AND WRIST JOINT LOADING IN GYMNASTICS: INJURY RISK IN ROUND OFF TECHNIQUE SELECTION," ISBS Proceedings Archive: Vol. 35: Iss. 1, Article 85.
Available at: https://commons.nmu.edu/isbs/vol35/iss1/85