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Upper Extremity Strength Characteristics In Female Recreational Tennis Players With And Without Lateral Epicondylalgia, Ann M. Lucado, Morey J. Kolber, M. Samuel Cheng, John L. Echternach Sr.
Upper Extremity Strength Characteristics In Female Recreational Tennis Players With And Without Lateral Epicondylalgia, Ann M. Lucado, Morey J. Kolber, M. Samuel Cheng, John L. Echternach Sr.
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STUDY DESIGN: Descriptive, cross-sectional.
OBJECTIVES: To compare static strength characteristics of the upper extremity musculature in female recreational tennis players with lateral epicondylalgia to those of nonsymptomatic tennis players and a control group of women who did not play tennis.
BACKGROUND: There is a paucity of research describing the relationship between lateral epicondylalgia and strength characteristics of the upper extremity musculature, despite the functional relationship between the shoulder, elbow, and wrist.
METHODS: Sixty-three women were recruited into 3 groups (n = 21 per group): symptomatic tennis players (SIP) with lateral epicondylalgia, nonsymptomatic tennis players, and controls. Data collection was performed …