Profiling Shoulder Strength in Competitive Surfers

Anthropometric characteristics, upper-body strength, and sprint paddling performance in competitive surfers

Relationship of shoulder flexibility, strength, and endurance to shoulder pain in competitive swimmers.

This study was supported in part by the School of Health Related Professions Research and Development Fund, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA A common complaint of competitive swimmers is shoulder pain. The purposes of this study were to: 1) provide normative data on shoulder flexibility in swimmers, 2) determine if a correlation exists between flexibility and shoulder pain, and 3) deter...

Development of a comprehensive performance-testing protocol for competitive surfers.

PURPOSE Appropriate and valid testing protocols for evaluating the physical performances of surfing athletes are not well refined. The purpose of this project was to develop, refine, and evaluate a testing protocol for use with elite surfers, including measures of anthropometry, strength and power, and endurance. METHODS After pilot testing and consultation with athletes, coaches, and sport s...

prevalence of shoulder pain in competitive archery

methods a cross sectional survey of 156 archers (m = 91, f = 65) mean age = 20.27 ± 2.31 (range 15 - 28 years) was conducted during all india inter university archery tournament 2013. study consisted of two parts - schedule interview and clinical examination of both shoulders. t test, odds ratio and cross tabulation with chi square (χ2) test were the tool of statistical analysis. results the po...

Shoulder rotator cuff balance, strength, and endurance in young swimmers during a competitive season.

The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of a competitive swim season on the strength, balance, and endurance of shoulder rotator cuff muscles in young swimmers. A repeated measures design was used with 3 measurements performed during the swim season. A swimmers group (n = 20) of young men with no dry land training and a sedentary group (n = 16) of male students with the same charac...