Effects of Whole-body Electromyostimulation on Golf Performance in Amateur Golfers

University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School

Status

Completed

Conditions

Athletic Performance

Treatments

Device: Electromyostimulation

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT04439734

GOLFEMS III

Details and patient eligibility

About

Golf is becoming increasingly popular in Germany. However, the biomechanical and motor challenge of golf should not be underestimated. Nevertheless, only very few amateur golfers carry out serious preparation and conditioning as part of a strength/stabilization program. The main argument for this limitation is the aspect of "limited time resources". A solution to this problem could therefore be the time-effective and highly individualizable whole-body electromyostimulation (WB-EMS) technology.

The aim of the present study is to evaluate the effectiveness of 16 weeks of WB-EMS application on trunk stability and clubhead speed in male amateur golfers in a (randomized) controlled setting.

Enrollment

20 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 85 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Golfhandicap ≤20,
members of the Golfclub München-Eichenried

Exclusion criteria

diseases and medication that did not allow WB-EMS training (see contraindications WB-EMS) or enable proper assessment of clubhead speed (in cases of doubt, individual medical decision),
resistance and/or WB-EMS Training during the last 6 months,
more than two expected missed WB-EMS sessions