Hip and knee proprioception in elite, amateur, and novice tennis players
Journal
American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Journal Volume
85
Journal Issue
3
Pages
216-221
Date Issued
2006
Author(s)
Abstract
Objectives: The purposes of this study were: (1) to show the differences of lower limb proprioception in three different groups of normal male subjects - elite, amateur, and novice tennis players - and between the skill-dominant and stance-dominant hip and knee and (2) to test the sensitivity of closed-chain reposition test in the three groups. Design: There were 22, 20, and 20 subjects in the three groups, respectively. Proprioception was tested with the closed-chain reposition method. Absolute error and variable error were calculated. One-way analysis of variance and Tukey's test were used to test the differences. Results: The proprioception of the hip joints of the elite players was significantly better than that of the other two groups in absolute error (P < 0.0167). In variable error analysis, the proprioception of the stance-dominant leg of the elite players was significantly better than that of the novice players (P < 0.0033). Conclusions: Findings of this study supported that the proprioception of elite players was the best. The closed-chain reposition test had good discriminating power between the elite players and the others. Copyright ? 2006 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Other Subjects
adult; analysis of variance; article; athlete; body movement; comparative study; controlled study; discriminant analysis; hip; human; human experiment; knee function; male; muscle function; normal human; proprioception; sports medicine; standing; statistical analysis; task performance; tennis; weight bearing; Adult; Hip Joint; Humans; Knee Joint; Male; Movement; Proprioception; Supine Position; Tennis
Type
journal article