Effect of Core Versus Shoulder Strengthening on Tennis Serve Velocity in Young Adult Tennis Players
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-25
SponsorCairo University
About this trial
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the effect of a 4-week core strengthening program on flat serve velocity and arc of shoulder rotation in amateur young adult tennis players .
Participants will serve the tennis ball four times during the initial and final flat tennis serve assessments. Furthermore, participants will be divided into two groups and given different strengthening programs.
Researchers will compare Group A (shoulder strengthening group) and Group B (core strengthening group) to see if there is any difference between the core and shoulder training programs on the flat serve velocity.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
None
Disqualifiers
None
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Core Strengthening Programs
Other interventionThe program will be carried out for 4 weeks, 2 times a week, for approximately 50 minutes. Each exercise was performed in 3 sets of 15 repetitions.
Shoulder Strengthening Programs
Other interventionThe program will be carried out for 4 weeks, 2 times a week, for approximately 50 minutes. Each exercise was performed in 3 sets of 15 repetitions.
Treatment groups
50 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: Core GroupOther 1 intervention
Group B: Shoulder GroupOther 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Serve Ball Speed Analysis
1\. The flat serve speed will be measured in miles per hour using the Bushnell Velocity Speed Radar Gun, which measures the speed of the ball up to 90 feet away (10 to 110 mph) within +/- 1 mph accuracy. The therapist will hold the radar at least 6 feet behind the player in the center of the baseline, aligning it with the height approximate to the center of the racket head at the point of ball contact and pointing down the center of the service box (Fernandez-fernandez et al., 2013; Myers et al., 2015).
Time frame
Baseline (pre- the-4 week training program) , post-the- 4 weeks training program .Secondary outcomes
1
Total Glenohumeral Arc of Rotation
The Total Glenohumeral Arc of Rotation (TGAR) will be measured by a bubble inclinometer .It assesses each range of motion ( internal rotation and external rotation) three times and the average of these measurements is calculated. The TGAR is then determined by adding the average values of internal and external rotations.
Time frame
Baseline (pre- the-4 week training program) , post-the- 4 weeks training program .Sponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov