The effect of tennis racket grip size on grip force during a simulated tennis match play

Rossi, Jérémy; Foissac, Matthieu; Vigouroux, Laurent; Berton, Éric

doi:10.1080/10255840903093953

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“…Excessive length of gripping after impact is detrimental because of increased shock transmission to the player's forearm (Wei, Chiang, Shiang, & Chang, 2006). Finally, excessive gripping could be related to unsuitable handle size, which increases loads on the extensor carpi muscles (Rossi, Foissaca, Vigouroux, & Berton, 2009). Muscle‐tendon shoulder injuries are primarily caused by overhead motions (Elliott et al, 2003).…”

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Upper limb joint muscle/tendon injury and anthropometric adaptations in French competitive tennis players

Rogowski

Creveaux

Genevois

et al. 2015

European Journal of Sport Science

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The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the upper limb anthropometric dimensions and a history of dominant upper limb injury in tennis players. Dominant and non-dominant wrist, forearm, elbow and arm circumferences, along with a history of dominant upper limb injuries, were assessed in 147 male and female players, assigned to four groups based on location of injury: wrist (n = 9), elbow (n = 25), shoulder (n = 14) and healthy players (n = 99). From anthropometric dimensions, bilateral differences in circumferences and in proportions were calculated. The wrist group presented a significant bilateral difference in arm circumference, and asymmetrical bilateral proportions between wrist and forearm, as well as between elbow and arm, compared to the healthy group (6.6 ± 3.1% vs. 4.9 ± 4.0%, P < 0.01; -3.6 ± 3.0% vs. -0.9 ± 2.9%, P < 0.05; and -2.2 ± 2.2% vs. 0.1 ± 3.4%, P < 0.05, respectively). The elbow group displayed asymmetrical bilateral proportions between forearm and arm compared to the healthy group (-0.4 ± 4.3% vs. 1.5 ± 4.0%, P < 0.01). The shoulder group showed significant bilateral difference in elbow circumference, and asymmetrical bilateral proportions between forearm and elbow when compared to the healthy group (5.8 ± 4.7% vs. 3.1 ± 4.8%, P < 0.05 and -1.7 ± 4.5% vs. 1.4 ± 4.3%, P < 0.01, respectively). These findings suggest that players with a history of injury at the upper limb joint present altered dominant upper limb proportions in comparison with the non-dominant side, and such asymmetrical proportions would appear to be specific to the location of injury. Further studies are needed to confirm the link between location of tennis injury and asymmetry in upper limb proportions using high-tech measurements in symptomatic tennis players.

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Upper limb joint muscle/tendon injury and anthropometric adaptations in French competitive tennis players

Rogowski

Creveaux

Genevois

et al. 2015

European Journal of Sport Science

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“…Previous studies to understand other hand-held equipment sports, such as tennis, have modeled the biodynamic interaction of the hand-grip similarly to a viscoelastically supported beam [7][8][9][10], which was typically described by rotational springs and dampers. Therefore, a two DoF hand model was created in this study to determine its effect on the dynamics of the downswing.…”

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Dynamics of the Golf Club-Grip Interaction

Brown

McPhee

2018

The 12th Conference of the International Sports Engineering Association

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A two degree of freedom hand-grip model was developed and simulated with a golfer downswing model, which contained an experimentally validated flexible shaft model. Experimental modal analysis was performed on a golf club to derive frequency response functions for both fixedfree and hands-free boundary conditions. Simulated frequency response functions were generated with the developed grip model to impose a hands-free boundary condition. Direct collocation using GPOPS-II was utilized to optimize the swing model with and without the grip model. An increase in clubhead velocity and decrease in shaft deflection was observed with the grip model implemented. In addition, the direct collocation approach resulted in similar joint angle trajectories, shaft deflection patterns, and joint torque profiles to those reported in the literature.

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Potential effects of racket grip size on lateral epicondilalgy risks

Rossi

Vigouroux

Barla³

et al. 2014

Scandinavian Med Sci Sports

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The effects of tennis racket grip size on the forces exerted by muscles affecting lateral epicondylalgia (LE) were assessed in this study. Grip forces and joint moments applied on the wrist were quantified under three different handle size conditions, with and without induced muscle fatigue for intermediate and advanced players. The obtained experimental results were then used as input data of a biomechanical model of the hand. This simulation aimed to quantify the impact of grip strength modulation obtained in the experiment on the wrist extensor muscle forces. Our results show that there is an optimal grip diameter size defined as the handle inducing a reduced grip force during the stroke, in both fatigued and non-fatigued sessions. The results of the simulation suggested that extensor muscles were highly employed during forehand strokes, which confirms that the mechanical overuse of extensor tendons is a potential risk factor for tennis elbow occurrence. The handle grip size appeared to be a significant factor to reduce this extensor tendon loading. This suggests that grip size should be taken into account by players and designers in order to reduce the mechanical risk factors of overuse injury occurrence.

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The effect of tennis racket grip size on grip force during a simulated tennis match play

Cited by 3 publications

References 7 publications

Upper limb joint muscle/tendon injury and anthropometric adaptations in French competitive tennis players

Upper limb joint muscle/tendon injury and anthropometric adaptations in French competitive tennis players

Dynamics of the Golf Club-Grip Interaction

Potential effects of racket grip size on lateral epicondilalgy risks

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