The sport of gymnastics is undergoing a global examination of its culture and the
relationship between the gymnast, coach and environment is a central focus. The aim of this …

Background: Despite increasing participation rates in youth gymnastics, the majority of
epidemiologic literature focuses on older elite athletes or stratifies athletes by level of …

Aims of this study were to investigate if changes in elbow and wrist joints loading and
biomechanical characteristics of performance existed as a function of (a) different hand …

The floor apparatus is associated with the highest rate of injury for male and female
gymnasts in training and competition. This study aims to determine the magnitude of the …

BACKGROUND Distal humerus elbow fractures are one of the most common traumatic
fractures seen in pediatric patients and present as three main types: Supracondylar (SC) …

This study aimed to increase understanding of the biomechanics and dynamics of the upper
limbs during the contact phase of the round-off (RO) performed using three techniques …

The present study examined the construct validity of gymnastics-specific measurements of
the shoulder flexor and extensor neuromuscular function. Fifteen male gymnasts and 18 …

The aim of the current study was to investigate joint power changes in upper limb joints
during the support phase of three round-off (RO) techniques (reverse, parallel, T-shape) …

Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) was first described by König in 1887 as a possible
explanation for the presence of loose bodies within a joint. His initial theory revolved around …

The aims of this study were to integrate the analysis of the elbow joint loading kinetics with
the coordination and coordination variability across three round-off (RO) techniques …