Velocity of a tennis serve and measurement of isokinetic muscular performance: brief review and comment.
Isokinetic strength testing provides objective and reliable muscular performance data on elite tennis players; however, such data are not highly correlated with performance on a multiple-joint kinetic chain activity such as the tennis serve. In this brief review, an overview of the muscular performance characteristics generated through isokinetic testing for elite tennis players is presented. Application of population specific isokinetic strength profiles in specific populations for rehabilitation and performance enhancement is recommended.
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Physiotherapy Associates, Scottsdale Sports Clinic, AZ 85258, USA.
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D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D009068:Movement / Q000502:physiology*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology*; D013715:Tennis