Upper Extremity Musculoskeletal Profiles in Tennis Players: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Tennis-specific musculoskeletal (MSK) screening can assess range of motion (ROM) and muscular imbalances. Identifying normative values before implementing a MSK screen is essential in contributing to athlete performance and injury risk profiles.

Objective

To review upper extremity MSK data in healthy tennis players across age, sex, and level of play.

Data source

The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines were followed for this review. A search was conducted in MEDLINE, SPORTDiscus, Embase, and CINAHL.

Study selection

This review included shoulder, elbow, and wrist ROM, isometric strength, or isokinetic strength in a tennis population. Each article was critically appraised to help identify the internal and external

SUBMITTER: Myers NL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11531041 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature