Wrist Injuries in Nonprofessional Tennis Players: Relationships with Different Grips

Tagliafico, Alberto; Ameri, Pietro; Michaud, Johan; Derchi, Lorenzo E.; Sormani, Maria Pia; Martinoli, Carlo

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“…It is also known as "hammer grip" because it is naturally obtained when holding the racquet as if it were a hammer. The base knuckle of the index finger is placed on bevel number 2 of the tennis racquet grip, and the heel pad of the hand is placed between bevels number 1 and 2 (e.g., Tagliafico, Ameri, Michaud, Derchi, Sormani, & Martinoli, 2009). Participants were also asked to stand behind the middle of their baseline, with the racquet in their dominant hand and the ball in the other hand.…”

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Children's learning of tennis skills is facilitated by external focus instructions

Hadler¹,

Chiviacowsky²,

Wulf³

et al. 2014

Motriz: rev. educ. fis.

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Abstract-The present study examined the effects of instructions promoting external versus internal foci of attention on the learning of a tennis forehand stroke in 11-year old children. Three groups of participants practiced hitting tennis balls at a target. External focus group participants were instructed to direct their attention to the movement of the racquet, while participants in the internal focus group were asked to direct their attention to the movements of their arm. Participants in a control group did not receive attentional focus instructions. Two days after the practice phase (60 trials), learning was assessed in retention and transfer tests. The results showed that the external focus group demonstrated greater accuracy in hitting a target relative to the two other groups in retention, and relative to the internal focus group in transfer. We conclude that instructions inducing an external focus of attention can enhance children's sport skill learning. Keywords: motor learning, attention, childhood, sportsResumo-"Aprendizagem de habilidades do tênis em crianças é facilitada por instruções de foco externo." O presente estudo examinou os efeitos de instruções promovendo foco de atenção externo versus interno na aprendizagem da rebatida de forehand do tênis em crianças de 11 anos de idade. Três grupos de participantes praticaram a tarefa. Os participantes do grupo de foco externo foram instruídos a direcionar a atenção para os movimentos da raquete, enquanto os participantes no grupo de foco interno a direcionar a atenção aos movimentos do braço. Participantes do grupo controle não receberam instruções de foco de atenção. Dois dias após a prática (60 tentativas) a aprendizagem foi avaliada através de testes de retenção e transferência. Os resultados demonstraram que o grupo de foco externo apresentou maior precisão em relação aos dois outros grupos na retenção e em relação ao grupo de foco interno na transferência. Conclui-se que instruções induzindo foco externo de atenção pode melhorar a aprendizagem de habilidades esportivas em crianças. Palavras-chave: aprendizagem motora, atenção, infância, esportesResumen-"Aprendizaje de habilidades del tenis en los niños es facilitada por instrucciones con foco externo." El presente estudio examinó los efectos de las instrucciones con foco de atención interno frente a externo en el aprendizaje de "forehand" del tenis en niños. Tres grupos de participantes practicaron la tarea. Los participantes en el grupo de foco externo fueron instruidos para dirigir la atención a los movimientos de la raqueta, mientras que los participantes en el grupo de foco interno a poner la atención a los movimientos del brazo. El grupo control no recibió instrucciones de foco de atención. Dos días después el aprendizaje se evaluó mediante pruebas de retención y transferencia. Los resultados mostraron que el grupo de foco externo presentó mayor precisión en relación con los otros grupos en la retención y al grupo de foco interno en la transferencia. Llegamos a la conclusión de que las ins...

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Section: Methodsmentioning

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Children's learning of tennis skills is facilitated by external focus instructions

Hadler¹,

Chiviacowsky²,

Wulf³

et al. 2014

Motriz: rev. educ. fis.

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“…The continental grip places the second knuckle on level 1 of the grip while a full western grip has the second knuckle placed at the bottom face of the grip (figure 1A,B). 85 To investigate the effect of grip type on injury to the wrist, Tagliafico et al studied 370 non-professional tennis players 86. They found that ulnar-sided injuries (extensor carpi ulnaris tendonitis and triangular fibrocartilage complex pathology) were significantly associated with western or semiwestern grips while radial-sided injuries (flexor carpi radialis tendonitis, DeQuervian's tendinopathy and intersection syndrome) were more common in players with the eastern grip 86…”

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Epidemiology of musculoskeletal injury in the tennis player

2012

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Tennis is a popular sport with tens of millions of players participating worldwide. This popularity was one factor leading to the reappearance of tennis as a medal sport at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. The volume of play, combined with the physical demands of the sports, can lead to injuries of the musculoskeletal system. Overall, injury incidence and prevalence in tennis has been reported in a number of investigations. The sport creates specific demands on the musculoskeletal system, with acute injuries, such as ankle sprains, being more frequent in the lower extremity while chronic overuse injuries, such as lateral epicondylitis, are more common in the upper extremity in the recreational player and shoulder pain more common in the high-level player. This review discusses the epidemiology of injuries frequently experienced in tennis players and examines some of these injuries' correlation with the development of osteoarthritis. In addition, player-specific factors, such as age, sex, volume of play, skill level, racquet properties and grip positions as well as the effect of playing surface on the incidence and prevalence of injury is reported. Finally, recommendations on standardisation of future epidemiological studies on tennis injuries are made in order to be able to more easily compare results of future investigations.

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“…Differences in skill level, court surface type, player age, and physical conditioning can further influence or complicate injury manifestation. 9,10,15,27,30 The literature on tennis injury epidemiology, though substantial in volume, is limited in scope.…”

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“…15 Correlations between type of racket grip and type of wrist injury have also been described in the literature. 27 Players therefore may be able to reduce the likelihood of wrist and other types of injuries through proper training and refinement of technique. Furthermore, negative adaptations, such as reduced flexibility and asymmetric hypertrophy, can occur after repeated tennis play, increasing the risk of injury.…”

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Tennis-Related Injuries Treated in United States Emergency Departments, 1990 to 2011

Gaw

Chounthirath²,

Smith

2014

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

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Objective: To analyze the patterns and causes of tennis-related injuries using, for the first time, a nationally representative dataset. Design:A retrospective cohort analysis was performed using the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System database.Setting: All tennis-related injuries treated in U.S. emergency departments (EDs) from 1990 to 2011 were analyzed.Patients: During the study period, an estimated 492,002 (95% CI=364668-619336) individuals, ages 5 to 94 years, presented to U.S. EDs for tennis-related injuries. Assessment of Risk Factors:Independent variables include patient age and gender, mechanism of injury, and location of injury event.Main Outcome Measures: Outcome variables include injury diagnosis, body region injured, disposition from ED, and involvement of the net.Results: Most injuries were sustained by a nonspecific mechanism during play (37.9%) and occurred at a sport or recreation facility (83.4%). Children ages 5-18 years had a higher mean injury rate than adults older than 19 years. The most commonly injured body regions were the lower extremities (42.2%) and upper extremities (26.7%). Sprains or strains (44.1%) were the most common type of injury. The number of tennis-related injuries decreased by 41.4% from 1990 to 2011, and the rate of these injuries decreased by 45.2% -53.4% during a 12-18 year period. Among the 3.4% of patients who were admitted to the hospital, two-thirds (65.6%) involved patients 56 years of age or older. Conclusions:Despite the decrease in tennis-related injuries, the growing popularity of this sport warrants increased efforts to prevent injuries, especially among child and older adult participants.

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Wrist Injuries in Nonprofessional Tennis Players: Relationships with Different Grips

Cited by 71 publications

References 19 publications

Children's learning of tennis skills is facilitated by external focus instructions

Children's learning of tennis skills is facilitated by external focus instructions

Epidemiology of musculoskeletal injury in the tennis player

Tennis-Related Injuries Treated in United States Emergency Departments, 1990 to 2011

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