Table 3. Kinematic parameters (angles in chosen joints and acceleration of the hand) - Means, Standard Deviations (SDs), Coefficients of Variation (CVs) and p value from the Fisher’s exact test (significant differences between TF1 and TF 2) in particular events during the topspin forehand, task 1 (TF1) – exemplary player 1.
TF1
Ready Backswing Contact Forward
Mean(SD) CV(%) Mean(SD) CV(%) Mean(SD) CV(%) Mean(SD) CV(%)
LumbRot -1.0(1.0) 101 -0.3(1.2) 427 0.7p=0.01(1.1) 146 -6.6(1.4) 21
LumbFlex 13.5p<0.01(0.7) 5 14.1(0.8) 5 11.3(0.8) 7 9.7p<0.01(1.2) 12
LumbLat 2.1p<0.01(0.6) 27 2.4(0.5) 23 3.3(0.6) 18 1.2(0.5) 47
ChestRot -6.6p=0.04(4.0) 61 -6.0p<0.01(2.5) 41 3.2(4.7) 145 4.1(1.8) 44
ChestFlex -8.8p<0.01(2.7) 31 -7.1(0.7) 10 -4.9(2.6) 52 -9.8p<0.01(3.3) 34
ChestLat -3.5p<0.01(1.0) 28 0.5(3.2) 604 1.6(p<0.011.7) 104 -8.1(1.8) 22
LeftHipFlex 47.7p<0.01(2.5) 5 29.9(2.7) 9 36.1p<0.01(5.2) 14 50.8(3.2) 6
LeftHipAbd 26.1p<0.01(2.3) 9 26.1p<0.01(1.4) 5 24.3(0.9) 4 24.1p=0.01(1.3) 5
LeftHipRot -5.7(5.1) 90 15.0(5.1) 34 -1.8p=0.02(3.2) 175 -8.1(5.1) 63
LeftKneeFlex 30.7p<0.01(2.3) 7 39.6(7.0) 18 36.1p<0.01(5.5) 15 33.0(2.9) 9
RightHipFlex 50.8p<0.01(4.8) 9 70.5(5.1) 7 50.2p<0.01(2.2) 4 48.8(2.7) 5
RightHipAbd 20.8p=0.01(2.2) 11 6.5(1.4) 21 17.6p<0.01(1.8) 10 22.7p<0.01(1.5) 7
RightHipRot 2.2(3.4) 158 -19.2(2.8) 15 -6.0p=0.03(4.5) 74 2.8(3.2) 115
RightKneeFlex 39.9p<0.01(4.8) 12 43.8p<0.01(5.0) 11 38.1p=0.01(4.1) 11 48.0(2.3) 5
ShExtRot -11.8p<0.01(3.7) 31 1.4(6.4) 460 30.9p<0.01(14.5) 47 -18.7(10.9) 58
ShFlex 25.2(6.2) 25 16.2p=0.03(2.1) 13 43.8(6.9) 16 85.1p<0.01(10.3) 12
ShAbd 2.1(2.9) 140 7.6p<0.01(3.6) 47 27.1p<0.01(7.1) 26 75.1(17.5) 23
ElFlex 64.7(2.4) 4 26.1(2.7) 10 45.0p<0.01(8.4) 19 58.1p<0.01(4.9) 8
WrExtensio 3.4p=0.01(4.5) 131 18.5(4.2) 23 15.0p=<0.01(4.8) 32 20.5(7.5) 37
WrRad -20.2(2.8) 14 -27.8(3.4) 12 -25.9(7.3) 28 -12.4=0.02(5.7) 46
WrSup -1.7p=0.01(5.4) 322 -2.5p=0.01(6.9) 278 -19.7p<0.01(7.2) 37 -18.9(8.3) 44
ACC(m/s2) 150.6(13.3) 9
Lumb – lumbar segment, Sh – shoulder, El – elbow, Wr – wrist, Rot – rotation, flex – flexion, Lat – lateral bend, Abd – abduction, ExtRot – external rotation, Rad – radial deviation, Sup – supination, bold font – significant difference with p≤0.05, bold font underlined with a single line – medium value of CV, bold font underlined with two lines – small value of CV