Table 3. Normalized activation of leading arm for upper extremity muscles in two-handed backhand strokes (% MVC).
Leading arm Drive volley (Mean ± SD) Groundstroke (Mean ± SD) p-value Effect size
Preparation FCR 18.00 ± 4.54 16.06 ± 5.72 .10 0.38
ECR 12.09 ± 5.16 11.21 ± 4.87 .28 0.18
BB 3.98 ± 2.04 3.94 ± 1.52 .93 0.02
TB 5.54 ± 2.84 5.68 ± 3.37 .84 0.04
Early Acceleration FCR 52.50 ± 20.52 40.39 ± 13.91 .02* 0.69
ECR 44.70 ± 31.22 44.50 ± 29.88 .97 0.01
BB 20.33 ± 16.05 28.98 ± 19.43 .05 0.49
TB 24.56 ± 13.22 31.52 ± 26.96 .22 0.33
Late Acceleration FCR 55.90 ± 35.49 48.12 ± 21.30 .15 0.27
ECR 91.17 ± 36.89 94.66 ± 32.42 .53 0.10
BB 52.19 ± 18.74 52.14 ± 21.03 .99 0.00
TB 32.06 ± 13.09 31.30 ± 24.34 .88 0.04
Early Follow-through FCR 22.53 ± 5.84 19.98 ± 7.91 .14 0.37
ECR 32.62 ± 17.12 28.86 ± 17.19 .44 0.22
BB 22.57 ± 13.46 23.49 ± 15.94 .62 0.06
TB 12.18 ± 3.93 16.95 ± 19.11 .38 0.35
Late Follow-through FCR 9.69 ± 5.49 10.93 ± 6.35 .24 0.21
ECR 16.39 ± 12.16 14.33 ± 11.29 .17 0.18
BB 18.87 ± 8.81 18.67 ± 9.19 .94 0.02
FCR 18.00 ± 4.54 16.06 ± 5.72 .10 0.38
* p < 0.05