The Relationship Between Scapular Endurance, Core Endurance, and Functional Performance in Adolescent Tennis Players

T.C. ORDU ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Status

Completed

Conditions

Athletic Injuries

Sports Physical Therapy

Treatments

Diagnostic Test: Seated Medicine Ball Throw Test

Diagnostic Test: Closed Kinetic Chain Upper Extremity Stability Test

Diagnostic Test: Assessment of scapular endurance

Diagnostic Test: Prone Bridge Test

Diagnostic Test: Side Bridge Test

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT06291701

ODUSBFFTR-ELIFAYGUNPOLAT-002

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to examine the relationship between scapular endurance, core endurance, and upper extremity performance in adolescent tennis players. The hypothesis of this study is that better scapular/core endurance in adolescent tennis players is associated with better upper extremity performance. Establishing this relationship will contribute to identifying the exercise training necessary to improve upper extremity performance in tennis players.

Full description

Tennis is a sport characterized by coordinated, repetitive, and powerful movements along the kinetic chain. Being both overhead and rotational, achieving a good shot in tennis involves transferring high forces and energy from the lower extremities to the upper extremities through the trunk. In this context, core muscles play a crucial role in athletic performance by stabilizing the shoulder girdle, pelvis, and spine, acting as a pivot point for extremity movements. Therefore, good core strength is essential during a stroke. Additionally, as the acceleration of the ball is influenced by both maximum external and internal rotation of the shoulder, tennis players require good shoulder mobility and stability. In this regard, the scapula in the shoulder girdle provides a stable foundation for the glenohumeral mobility necessary for the shot. Both the core and scapular regions serve as pivot points for upper extremity functional activities. Therefore, this study aims to examine the relationship between scapular endurance, core endurance, and upper extremity performance in adolescent tennis players. The hypothesis of this study is that better scapular/core endurance in adolescent tennis players is associated with better upper extremity performance. Establishing this relationship will contribute to identifying the exercise training necessary to improve upper extremity performance in tennis players.

Enrollment

35 patients

Sex

All

Ages

11 to 18 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Adolescent tennis players

Exclusion criteria

Athletes with a history of musculoskeletal injury or surgery in the last year that would prevent the tests from being performed
Athletes who feel pain in the trunk and lower extremities during the tests